Sports by Hartley Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (DBL OT)
Diego Buttazzoni scored at 17:57 of double overtime to give the Winterhawks a 3-1 series lead.
It was the longest game in Prince George Cougars history (97 minutes and 57 seconds).
Game 5 will be played Friday night in Portland with Games 6 and 7, if needed, at CN Centre Sunday night at 6:00 and Monday night at 7:00.
Portland tied the game at 4 when Ryan Miller scored with just 24 seconds left in the 3rd period.
The goal came 90 seconds after Carson Carels had given Prince George a brief 4-3 lead.
Josh Ravensbergen made 51 saves in the Cougars net as the Winterhawks outshot the Cougars 56-53.
Portland went 2/8 on the Power Play while Prince George was 3/5 with the man advantage.
The game summary is here.
The Cougars played without injured defenceman Bauer Dumanski and Captain Riley Heidt as Heidt served a one-game suspension for a cross-checking Major (and a Game Misconduct) in the 3rd period of Tuesday’s 6-3 PG loss.
Heidt is one of six finalists for the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the WHL Humanitarian of the Year.
Playoff schedule for the Portland-Prince George WHL series: (All times PDT)
Game 1 Portland @ Prince George Friday March 28 PG won 7-6 in OT
Game 2 Portland @ Prince George Saturday March 29 Portland won 5-2
Game 3 Prince George @ Portland Tuesday April 1 Portland won 6-3
Game 4 Prince George @ Portland Wednesday April 2 Portland won 5-4 in DBL OT
Game 5 Prince George @ Portland Friday April 4 7:00 p.m.
Game 6 Portland @ Prince George Sunday April 6 6:00 p.m. If necessary
Game 7 Portland @ Prince George Monday April 7 7:00 p.m. If necessary
The WHL Conference standings are here.