The beat goes on for the Prince George Cougars, picking up a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Giants to extend their winning streak to five.
The Cougars dominated the first period, peppering Burke Hood with 22 shots in the opening frame.
Dawson Seitz, acquired by the Cats at the trade deadline, found the back of the net twice for the Cougars in the first period.
Dawson Seitz has TWO goals as a Cougar and TWO goals in the first period!@CarlsJrCA pic.twitter.com/t2NDItfw18
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 25, 2026
“In the first period we probably could have been up four or five, and it didn’t happen, and it’s kind of a trap game after that, where you think it’s going to be a little bit easier than it really is, and they played hard,” said Cougars Head Coach and GM Mark Lamb on the post-game show on 94.3 the Goat.
In the second period, the Giants started to tighten up defensively, but the Cougars were still able to find the back of the net twice in the second.
Early in the middle period, Kooper Gizowski scored a signature Kooper Gizowski goal, firing one home from the right circle on the powerplay.
Gizowski on the powerplay. Heard that one before?@CarlsJrCA https://t.co/guS8wV502U pic.twitter.com/2OpYfWsVM4
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 25, 2026
After Jakob Oreskovic put the Giants on the board, Cole Hajt took a great feed from Townes Kozicky on a 2-on-1 and put the puck past Hood.
No mistake on the two-on-one, Cole Hajt BURRIES it!@CarlsJrCA https://t.co/aP533xQjgk pic.twitter.com/f0ndpIrLxL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 25, 2026
Misha Volotovskii brought the Giants back to within two a few minutes later.
In the final frame, the Giants were given opportunities to get back into the game with Seitz making a couple of trips to the box to put the Cougars shorthanded, including a tripping minor in the final two minutes.
However, Brock Souch was able to put the puck into the empty net with the Cougars shorthanded.
“You got to play 60 minutes, and that’s what we’re pushing for,” Lamb said.
“There was parts of that game that we didn’t like, especially when you’re trying to close out the game, taking penalties down the stretch, it’s stuff you don’t do if you’re going to be a winning hockey team.”
While it was a relatively light load for Alexander Levshyn with just 18 shots faced, the Cougars netminder played a strong game.
He made 16 saves, including a key toe save on a breakaway in the second period.
The Cougars ended up outshooting the Giants 43-18 on the night.
4,233 attended at the CN Centre.
The box score is here.
The Cougars (28-16-2-0) are second in the WHL’s BC Division.
The WHL standings are here.
The Cougars will be on the road for their next two, starting Friday night in Kelowna.
The full Cougars schedule is here.
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