It’s Chase Wheatcroft’s world, we’re just living in it.
Wheatcroft sent the 3,929 fans at the Langley Events Centre home stunned as he scored to seal a Cougar’s 5-4 overtime over the Vancouver Giants.
GOT WHEAT?
Chase Wheatcroft is the WHOA-vertime hero for the @PGCougars on @TSN_Sports! pic.twitter.com/X6rHw3IEhz
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 25, 2023
 It was his second goal of the night as he scored the Cougars’ first goal of the game as well.
“That pucks’ definitely stuck to his stick,” said Cougars Assistant Coach Carter Rigby on last night’s Post Game Show on 94.3 the Goat.
“He had that one breakaway in OT to end it and he tried to go low pad again. He’s so calm on the bench, I grabbed him and said ‘If you get another chance, do the same thing but you got to get it up over a pad, and there he goes he puts it in.”
Last night’s (Friday) matchup was Wheatcroft’s sixth game this month with multiple points.
The Giants had a 3-1 lead in the first 90 seconds of the second period, prompting a Prince George timeout.
It seemed to do the trick, as the Viliam Kmec, Ondrej Becher, and Cole Dubinsky scored to give the Cats a 4-3 lead.
“Props to Mark, it’s a great timeout at a great time to rally the troops, and it was game on from there,” Rigby said.
Skyler Bruce scored his second goal of the game in the first five minutes of the third to force the extra time.
The full box score can be found here.
With last night’s win, the Cougars (27-23-4-0) move into fifth in the WHL’s Western Conference, one point ahead of the Everett Silvertips (27-24-2-1).
The Cougars trail the fourth place Tri-City Americans (27-22-5-2) by three points.
The Cougars can clinch a playoff spot with a win, an overtime loss, or a shootout loss against the Victoria Royals (15-36-5-1) tonight. (6:05)
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
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