Cougars Drop 5-2 Decision in Everett
Everett WA – The Prince George Cougars got two power-play goals in the first period to get ahead , but the Everett Silvertips answered with four goals of their own in the second and third to give them a 5-2 win, Tuesday at the Angel of the Winds Arena.
The Cougars got the scoring started 1:57 in with a Chase Wheatcroft power-play goal in front of the net. The Silvertips countered with a goal of their own from Austin Roest just over 10 minutes later. On an ensuing Cougars power-play, Wheatcroft danced his way to the net on the power-play with a highlight reel goal to get the Cats ahead 2-1 after the opening 20. That was Wheatcroft’s 20th goal of the season.
📽️ HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT 📽️
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) December 7, 2022
The Cougars fired 18 shots in the second period but were unable to get rewarded with any goals. The Silvertips added a pair of goals in the period from Ryan Hofer and Ben Hemmerling to get ahead 3-2 after 40 minutes.
The Silvertips limited the Cougars to just three shots in the final period and added a pair of empty net goals in the final minutes from Caden Zaplitny and Ben Hemmerling to give the Silvertips a 5-2 victory.
GAME NOTES
-Chase Wheatcroft leads the WHL in power-play goals with 12
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring
Cougars: Wheatcroft (2)
Silvertips: Roest, Hofer, Hemmerling (2), Zaplitny
Goaltending
Cougars: Ty Young (L) 59:22 (3 GA, 45 Saves)
Silvertips: Braden Holt (W) 60:00 (2 GA, 29 Saves)
Power-Play
Cougars: 2/3
Silvertips: 1/6
Shots
Cougars: 31
Silvertips: 50
Three Stars:
1.EVT: Ben Hemmerling (2G 1A)
2.EVT: Jackson Berezowski (3A)
3.EVT: Braden Holt (29 Saves)
Next Game: Wednesday, December 7th vs. the Portland Winterhawks at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseums at 7:05.
