Pre-season officially began last night (Friday) for the Prince George Cougars in Hinton, Alberta, where they fell 5-2 to the Edmonton Oil Kings.
The Oil Kings snagged an early goal 1:57 into the first period, with the team extending their lead with another two goals to end the period.
The Cougars outshot the Oil Kings 16-5.
25 seconds into the second period, Cougars forward Dmitri Yakutsenak put the team on the scoreboard, but midway through the period, the Oil Kings managed to get the three goal lead back.
The score remained as it was through the third period until the 19:15 mark, where forward Riley Ashe would net a power play goal, cutting the Oil Kings lead back down to two.
That didn’t last long, as the Oil Kings scored an empty net goal with 16 seconds left in the game.
The Cougars ended the game with the most shots on goal at 33-26.
The two teams play again tomorrow morning at 11.
The Cougars’ regular season begins on September 19th against the Portland Winterhawks, with the full schedule here.
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