After winning Friday in Wenatchee and Saturday in Everett, (both by a 4-3 score) the Prince George Cougars came up just short Sunday in Langley, dropping their final road game of the regular season 3-1 to the Vancouver Giants.
The loss ended the Cougars seven game winning streak.
In a superb goaltending battle, first star Burke Hood made 36 saves as Prince George outshot Vancouver 37-28 in front of 3,919 fans.
Second star Josh Ravensbergen blocked 25 of 27 shots fired his way.
Third star and Giants sniper Cameron Schmidt, who is from P.G., notched a goal, his 36th of the season and he added an assist.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Borya Valis, with his 33rd goal of the season, gave P.G. a 1-0 lead after the first period.
Schmidt tied the game on a power play just 35 seconds into the second period.
Connor Levis tallied the game-winner at 4:25 of the third and Mazden Leslie ended the drama with an empty net goal with just 1:37 remaining.
The (38-20-4-2) Cougars are tied with the (36-16-3-7) Victoria Royals for top spot in the B.C. Division, however the Royals hold two games in hand.
The Cougars play their final four regular season games on home ice.
They host the (22-33-7-1) Wenatchee Wild Friday and Saturday and Victoria on March 21st and 22nd.
The Royals have six remaining, with one home game followed by five on the road.
VIctoria will host Vancouver Friday in the first of a home and home and those two teams will also meet Saturday in Langley.
The Royals visit Kamloops on Tuesday, March 18th, Kelowna on March 19th and P.G. on March 21st and 22nd.
The (31-24-8) Giants are 6th in the Western Conference, two points behind the
(34-25-3-1) Portland Winterhawks and one point ahead of the (31-24-6-1) Tri-City Americans.
The Cougars will play either Portland, Vancouver or Tri-City in the first round of the playoffs, likely to start on Friday, March 28th at CN Centre.
The WHL Conference standings are here.
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