The Prince George Cougars have a win in the U.S.
After dropping games earlier in the week at Seattle (3-1) and at Portland (6-2), the Cougars rallied to beat the Chiefs 4-2 Friday night before 3,511 fans in Spokane.
Goalie Taylor Gauthier and the Cougars much maligned power-play played a key role in the victory.
The 20-year-old Gauthier made 28 saves, including a highlight reel stop in the 3rd, as Spokane outshot P.G. 30-22.
?️ SAVE OF THE NIGHT ?️
Taylor Gauthier of the @PGCougars stops ’em cold in the Spoke.@RealCdnSS | #SaveoftheNight pic.twitter.com/S6ngMJOhnE
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 4, 2021
It was the first time this season that Prince George won a game after trailing following the first period.
(They had been 0-7 in that situation)
The Cougars won for just the second time in nine games by overcoming a 2-1 deficit after 20 minutes.
Prince George scored twice in the second period and added an insurance goal in the 3rd.
First-star Hudson Thornton, second-star Connor Bowie and Carter MacAdams each notched a goal and an assist for the Cats.
Bowie scored the winner at 13:15 of the second.
Jonny Hooker tallied with the man advantage for the Cougars, who went 2/6 on the power-play while the Chiefs were 1/3.
The Cougars went into the game just 12 % on the power-play.
It is now 13.6 % but still 21st out of 22 league teams.
The (8-13) Cougars visit the (4-12-3) Tri-City Americans tonight.
Prince George is 7th in the Western Conference standings, 3 points in front of Spokane and Victoria and five ahead of Tri-City.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Sometimes it’s not about the final scores, it’s about the friends you make along the way.#WHLScores pic.twitter.com/vcZ9OAPjX1
— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 4, 2021
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Director of Scouting @RiderFanBob in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/tcvNGXkmUd #sports #northernbc pic.twitter.com/HrXx23zbOG
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 2, 2021