The Prince George Cougars are back in the win column, but the team they are trying to catch earned a valuable point.
Captain Josh Maser scored his 24th goal of the season at 4:41 of overtime as the Cougars ended a 5-game losing streak.
#WHL PG/SEA: Prince George and Seattle battle to a third straight 2-1 finish, with both of @PGCougars victories coming past regulation. Josh Maser collects first game winning goal of the campaign with 20 ticks left in open play and extends point streak to 5, new season best.
— Geoffrey Brandow (@GeoffreyBrandow) February 24, 2020
Prince Geroge notched a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds before 3,064 fans in Kent, Washington.
FINAL: @PGCougars (2) at @SeattleTbirds (1) — OT
STATS ? | https://t.co/iYH5zi34yw#SEAvsPG pic.twitter.com/3szt3fRGYG
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 24, 2020
Vladislav Mikhalchuk tallied on the power play and assisted on the winner.
Ryan Schoettler, who leads the team in assists, picked up a pair of helpers.
Taylor Gauthier, with 25 saves, was named the first star as Prince George outshot Seattle 32-26.
#WHLThreeStars ⭐⭐⭐
Sunday, February 23, 2020 pic.twitter.com/tHbIzJZYWF— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 24, 2020
The (17-31-3-4) Cougars are 12 points behind the (23-28-4-3) Thunderbirds for the last WHL Western Conference wild-card spot.
Prince George has 13 games remaining (including six at home) and Seattle has 10 left (including five at home).
The Cougars host the (25-26-2-3) Kelowna Rockets Tuesday and Wednesday.
BDN 3 REG 4 (OT)
PG 2 SEA 1 (OT)
EVT 6 POR 2— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 24, 2020
The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller talks with former @PGCougars forward @blakerobson18 in this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/kULyb8QGR3 #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/6Ie02aqtE3— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 20, 2020