Winterhawks 4, Cougars 1
First Period
1. Prince George, Heidt 11 (Thornton) 7:41.
2. Portland, Litke 11 (Mori, Schelter) 11:30.
Penalties — Samson Pg (interference) 13:50.
Second Period
3. Portland, Hanus 9 (Stefan) 4:10.
4. Portland, Schelter 5 (Thompson, O'Brien) 14:22.
Penalties — McCleary Por (tripping) 15:57; Bowie Pg (hooking) 17:01; O'Brien Por (hooking) 18:09; Brøndberg Pg (hooking) 19:34.
Third Period
5. Portland, O'Brien 7 (Nguyen, McCleary) 8:53 (pp).
Penalties — Samson Pg (high sticking) 6:58; O'Brien Por (slashing) 10:04; Singer Pg, Stefan Por (roughing) 12:40.
Shots on goal by
| Prince George | 10 | 9 | 8 | _ | 27 |
| Portland | 17 | 17 | 13 | _ | 47 |
Goal — Prince George: Brennan (L, ). Portland: Gauthier (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Prince George: 0-3; Portland: 1-4.
Referees — Mark Heier, Ian Jendro. Linesmen — Erik Freeman, Toby Wolfe.
Attendance — 3,366 at Portland.
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