The Prince George Cougars could not keep the Thunderbirds big line in check as Seattle rallied for a 6-5 Tuesday victory before 4,145 fans in Kent, Washington.
Zack Andrusiak (2G, 3A), Nolan Volcan (3G, 1A), and Matthew Wedman (2A) combined for a whopping 11 points as the Thunderbirds erased a 3-1 deficit in the first period before scoring the next four goals, three of them in the second period.
The Cougars have dropped five straight on the road and seven of their last eight overall.
The Cats leading scorer, Vladislav Mikhalchuk, tallied twice and added an assist to give him 26 points (11G, 15A) in 31 games.
. @vlad_mikh with a beauty last night. He's got five goals and seven points in his last four games! ? pic.twitter.com/c3wEIDct1A
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) December 12, 2018
Matéj Toman, Jackson Leppard, and Josh Maser also scored for the Cougars, who were outshot 43-29.
Taylor Gauthier allowed five goals on 26 shots before he was replaced by Isaiah DiLaura midway through the game.
The 17-year-old Gauthier has seen his season goals-against-average (GAA) rise to 3.46 and his save-percentage (SV%) drop to .892 during recent struggles.
Prince George was 1/3 and Seattle 2/4 on the power-play.
The 11-17-1-2 Cougars are last in the BC Division, two points behind the (12-13-2-1) Kamloops Blazers.
The Blazers lost 2-1 Tuesday in Red Deer.
Prince George is also four back of the (14-12-1) Victoria Royals and seven behind the (15-15-2) Kelowna Rockets.
The Royals beat Portland 7-4 and the Rockets outscored Kootenay 3-1.
Prince George and (11-14-3) Seattle are tied in points for last in the Western Conference, but the Thunderbirds have three games in hand.
The Cougars visit Victoria on Friday and BC Division-leading Vancouver on Sunday before heading into their Christmas break.
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Check them out now ➡️ https://t.co/wSRZwNOpeQ pic.twitter.com/ZyiVeQ5Z8m— Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) December 12, 2018