PORTLAND, Ore. – Reece Newkirk scored twice, including the winning goal with 39 seconds left, and tacked on two assists to lift the Portland Winterhawks to a 4-3 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday in the Western Hockey League.
Seth Jarvis and Jake Gricius also scored for Portland (7-3-1). Newkirk’s second goal sailed into an empty net at 19:21 of the third period.
That goal stood as the winner when Tyson Laventure scored for the Raiders (7-2-3) with four seconds left on the clock. Jakob Brook and Jeremy Masella also scored for the visitors.
Winterhawks goaltender Joel Hofer made 25 saves.
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Boston Bilous started for Prince Albert, allowing three goals on 17 shots through 29:33. Carter Serhyenko stopped all nine shots he faced the rest of the way.
CHIEFS 7 WHEAT KINGS 1
SPOKANE, Wash. — Adam Beckham scored one goal and set up four more to lead the Chiefs (6-4-1) over Brandon (5-8-0).
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ROCKETS 4 COUGARS 2
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Nolan Foote had a goal and two assists and Roman Basran stopped 33 shots as Kelowna (7-4-1) doubled up the Cougars (3-8-1).
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The Canadian Press first published this story on Oct. 23, 2019.
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