Zakreski Nets Two as Winterhawks Fall to Tigers on Friday Night

February 1, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release

Josh Zakreski scored two goals tonight, which is his seventh multigoal goal of the season, but the Hawks lost 7-2 in their lone season meeting against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Game #47: Portland (2) vs. Medicine Hat (7)

SOG: POR (28) - MH (32)

PP: POR (0/4) - MH (1/1)

Saves: Marek Schlenker (25/32) - Harrison Meneghin (26)

SCORING:

MH - Oasiz Wiesblatt (23) from Ryder Ritchie and Gavin McKenna

MH - Tanner Molendyk (6) from Ryder Ritchie and Oasiz Wiesblatt (Power Play)

MH - Ryder Ritchie (19) from Gavin McKenna

MH - Hunter St. Martin (30)

POR - Josh Zakreski (28) from Carsyn Dyck and Diego Buttazzoni

MH - Liam Ruck (16) from Markus Ruck and Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll

MH - Gavin McKenna (26) from Wiesblatt

MH - Jonas Woo (10) from Misha Volotovskii and Bryce Pickford

POR - Josh Zakreski (29) from Carter Sotheran and David Hoy

GAME SUMMARY:

Portland had a goal disallowed early in the first period due to an offside play and Medicine Hat proceeded to add three goals in the first frame to give them a 3-0 lead.

The Winterhawks got on the board late in the second period when Josh Zakreski picked up a Carsyn Dyck feed off the face-off and buried it top shelf to make it a 4-1 game after 40 minutes of play.

The Tigers netted their fifth of the game at 7:10 of the third period, followed by two more tallies coming soon after to stretch the lead to 7-1. Zakreski netted his second of the night with a slick move, cutting in from the left circle and lifting the puck over the glove-side shoulder of the Tigers' netminder Harrison Meneghin. His tally was the final of game, as the Hawks fell to the Tigers by a 7-2 score.

UP NEXT:

The Portland Winterhawks return to home ice tomorrow night to take on the Victoria Royals for Hawks Fight Cancer Night.

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