The Prince George Cougars left Angel of the Winds arena with their tails between their legs after blowing a two goal lead late in the third period in a 3-2 overtime loss Friday to the Everett Silvertips in front of 6,073 fans.
Cougars goaltender Alexander Levshyn was sensational and the main reason his team got a point, stopping 51 of 54 shots from a dominant Silvertips team, earning himself the game’s second star.
Neither team scored in the first period even though Everett outshot Prince George by a whopping 25-3 margin.
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“I think he’s [Levshyn] been good, the two games he’s been back. I think he’s done a good job for us, and I think he’s put us in a position where he gives us a chance to win,” said Cougars associate coach Jim Playfair on the 94.3 the Goat post-game show.
The scoring didn’t start until the 1:10 mark in the second period, with Cougars defenceman Corbin Vaughan picking up his fourth goal of the season on the team’s fifth shot of the game.
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The team’s second goal came from forward Dimitri Yakutsenak with 2:50 left in the third period on the power play.
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Cue the comeback for Everett as Silvertips forward and former P.G. Cougar Zackary Shantz scored with 1:11 remaining in regulation.
Just 29 seconds after that goal, 16-year-old defenceman Landon DuPont tied the game with 42 seconds left.
DuPont, who is eligible for the 2027 NHL entry draft, was named the game’s first star by scoring his second goal of the game at 2:47 of overtime.
It was the first time this season the Cougars have lost when the game went beyond regulation time.
“I felt that some of our young defencemen really struggled with their (Everett) pace, their push, and I thought we started making poor plays back on the back end,” added Playfair.
The (22-9-1) Cougars start the holiday break first in the B.C. Division, by six points over the (16-9-4-3) Penticton Vees.
Prince George will return to action on December 27th and 28th when they host the
(13-11-4-3) Victoria Royals in a doubleheader.
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The WHL standings are here.
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