Jett Lajoie almost singlehandedly drove away with a win for the Prince George Cougars.
Too bad, Grady Martin had other ideas.
The overage forward for the Tri-City Americans struck twice in the span of 2:15 in the third to snatch two points away in a 3-2 road victory Saturday night in front of 5,554 fans at CN Centre.
Lajoie scored his first of two at the 15:30 mark of the first period, finding the back of the net past Tri-City netminder Xavier Wendt for 1-0 edge. Arsenii Anisimov set the play up with a fantastic stretch pass, catching the Americans off guard.
Arsenii Anisimov with the looooooooooooooooong pass to set Jett Lajoie up with the icebreaker!
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— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 25, 2026
Evan Wanner snapped right back for the Americans lighting the lamp a mere 28 seconds into the middle period spoiling what was a perfect night for newly-minted Cougars goaltender Kason Kobelka.
At 5:28 of the third, Lajoie put PG back in the drivers seat capping off a three-way scoring play that was primarily set up by Minnesota Wild prospect Kaden Lemire.
Jett finding the back of the net? You bet!
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— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) October 25, 2026
Not to be outdone, Martin answered the bell nine minutes later accepting a Koji Gibson feed to collect what was his second of the campaign.
Good things usually come in three’s and while this didn’t qualify for a hat-trick, Martin did pick up his third of the season, which turned out to be the game-winner courtesy of Gibson and Caden Campion.
Tri-City outshot the Cougars 24-21 and went 0-for-3 on the power-play while PG failed two score in both of their chances on the man-advantage.
Kobelka made 21 saves in defeat while Wendt collected 19 stops in the win.
Prince George goes 0-4 on its most recent homestand, falling to 3-7-0-1, last in the Western Conference.
The Americans, on the other hand, sit fifth with a mark of 6-6-0-1.
A two-game road trip awaits the Cougars next weekend with stops in Wenatchee (7pm) and Vancouver (4pm) Friday and Sunday.
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