The Portland Winterhawks management a lot of the sport and have a 41-24 shot benefit, however they will’t convert it right into a victory, and the Prince Albert Raiders hand them the primary lack of their 6-game Japanese Division street journey. In the long run, not sufficient goaltending for Portland.
| 1st 10:27 PA (PP) Rilen Kovacevic (Lukas Dragicevic, Aiden Oiring) 0-1 |
| 1st 17:31 PA Riley Boychuk (Ty Meunier, Daxon Rudolph) 0-2 |
| 2nd 1:01 POR Josh Zakreski (Tyson Jugnauth, Kyle Chyzowski) 1-2 |
| 2nd 7:48 POR Tyson Jugnauth 2-2 |
| 2nd 12:57 PA Niall Crocker (Ethan Bibeau, Rilen Kovacevic) 2-3 |
| 2nd 14:32 PA Brayden Dube (Tomas Mrsic, Justice Christensen) 2-4 |
| 2nd 16:22 POR (PP) Kyle Chyzowski (Alex Weiermair, Tyson Jugnauth) 3-4 |
| 2nd 17:28 PA Aiden Oiring (Brayden Dube) 3-5 |
| third 2:17 POR Josh Zakreski (Kayd Ruedig, Diego Buttazzoni) 4-5 |
| Portland leads by 2+ | 0:00 |
| Portland leads by 1 | 0:00 |
| Tied | 15:36 |
| Portland trails by 1 | 34:15 |
| Portland trails by 2+ | 10:09 |
Pregame: Portland on the lookout for their third straight win since touring east. The Raiders attempting to take sole possession of 2nd place within the Japanese Division, and get inside 3 factors of Saskatoon on the prime.
1st interval: A troublesome interval for the Winterhawks. They dominated at even power, frequently forcing Prince Albert to show the puck over in their very own zone. However they couldn’t get one previous Max Hildebrand, then they took two penalties and gave up an influence play objective and a objective 5 seconds after an influence play ended, an odd-man rush objective proper after that they had a 3-on-1 damaged up. An unlikely 2-0 deficit.
2nd interval: One other robust interval for the Winterhawks however differently, as they once more have been in management however the objectives have been 3-3. Two nice performs by Tyson Jugnauth created objectives to tie the sport, however the Raiders struck again for 2 rapidly and ended Ondrej Stebetak’s night time. Kyle Chyzowski bought them a objective nearer once more, however then Aiden Oiring beat Marek Schlenker and made it 5-3 after 2.
third interval: Josh Zakreski bought the Winterhawks inside one early. However they couldn’t get any nearer. They have been nonetheless the higher group within the third, however the Raiders did simply sufficient to carry on. Portland solely had 6 photographs within the final 13 minutes, though that they had some probabilities that weren’t photographs. A few late penalties didn’t assist in constructing the comeback momentum, though they virtually scored a shorthanded objective. One other comeback wasn’t within the playing cards.
The way it was received: Goaltending. Max Hildebrand gave up 4 objectives however stopped 37 and made a lot of key stops, together with a spectacular save within the 2nd on Alex Weiermair and a cease on a shorthanded breakaway by Diego Buttazzoni late within the sport. Ondrej Štěbeták gave up 4 objectives on 12 photographs earlier than being hooked within the 2nd. Marek Schlenker was higher however gave up an iffy objective early in his stint that ended up getting him the goalie loss.
Key stretch/second: Hildebrand stopping Buttazzoni on a shorthanded breakaway with 2:20 left within the sport.
Shocking: Portland, who’ve been turning shut video games into wins within the third all season lengthy, not getting the comeback accomplished within the third interval. Nearly did it. Additionally, Portland hitting 4 objectives and dropping; their report after they rating 4 is now 21-4-0-1.
Not shocking: Kyle Chyzowski and Tyson Jugnauth main Portland’s offense once more, with two and three factors, respectively. Jugnauth elevated his scoring lead amongst defensemen, Chyzowski regained the scoring lead amongst everyone.
Controversies: A few late penalties, one for every group, have been type of contentious. Particularly a excessive stick known as towards Prince Albert that may have been an enormous deal if the Winterhawks had been in a position to tie it.
Greatest group received?: No.
Accidents/suspensions: None.
| High 10 | Stat line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Dube | PA | 1 objective, 1 help | A part of the Seattle commerce that helped get them within the Memorial Cup, now he’s paying dividends for the Raiders. |
| Max Hildebrand | PA | 37 saves-41 photographs | One of many higher 4-goals-against video games that you just’ll see, particularly within the third interval, the place he made two gigantic saves amongst others. |
| Tyson Jugnauth | POR | 1 objective, 2 assists | In a matchup of the top-two scoring defensemen within the league, he elevated his lead by 2 factors over Lukas Dragicevic; he’s now 12 forward. 5-game level streak. |
| Rilen Kovacevic | PA | 1 objective, 1 help | Has now scored in all 4 video games along with his new group. |
| Kyle Chyzowski | POR | 1 objective, 1 help | Jumps again over Andrew Cristall into 1st within the league’s scoring race, 68-67. 3-game level streak. |
| Josh Zakreski | POR | 2 objectives | |
| Daxon Rudolph | PA | 1 help | 16-year-old seems like he’ll be good. One of many few Raiders who was in a position to get the puck out of his personal zone. 7-game level streak. |
| Aiden Oiring | PA | 1 objective, 1 help | Finally ends up with the successful objective. |
| Niall Crocker | PA | 1 objective | 3-game level streak. |
| Justice Christensen | PA | 1 help | 5-game level streak. |
| Different notables | Stat line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle McDonough | POR | 3-game level streak snapped. | |
| Ondrej Štěbeták | POR | 8 saves-12 photographs | Most of his struggles this season have been on rebound management, however on this sport he was overwhelmed cleanly on too many longish photographs. With two younger goalies with zero expertise firstly of the season, video games like this have been anticipated, and there truly haven’t been all that many. |
| Marek Schlenker | POR | 11 saves-12 photographs | The one objective wasn’t nice and saddled him with the loss, however it was an honest third interval, with out loads of work. We’ll see if they arrive again with him towards Saskatoon on Wednesday. |
| Alex Weiermair | POR | 1 help | 3-game level streak. |
| Winterhawks | Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Document | 23-15-2-1 (.598) | 21-15-3 (.577) |
| Objectives/sport | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Objectives allowed/sport | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Crew taking pictures % | .118 | .118 |
| Crew save % | .885 | .892 |
| Energy play | 27.4% | 28.9% |
| Penalty kill | 78.7% | 70.9% |
| Energy performs for/sport | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Energy performs towards/sport | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Outshooting opponents | 17-22-2 | 14-23-2 |
| After 1 interval | 12-17-12 | 16-10-13 |
| After 2 durations | 15-20-6 | 16-15-8 |
| Rating, final 10 video games | 49-43 (+6) | 39-36 (+3) |
| Rating, final 20 video games | 92-80 (+12) | 83-72 (+11) |
Portland Winterhawks
Good course of, dangerous consequence. If they will handle enterprise towards Saskatoon and Moose Jaw, this one could be forgotten.
Prince Albert Raiders
Form of a fortunate win, however it does transfer them nearer to 1st in a weak Japanese Division. They’ve an enormous sport with Swift Present on Friday, after which six video games in a row towards weak groups, the place they need to be heavy favorites. An honest shot at an enormous successful streak.
Wednesday 1/15 at Saskatoon, 5pm PST (7pm CST)
Friday 1/17 at Moose Jaw, 5pm PST (7pm CST)
Saturday 1/18 at Swift Present, 5pm PST (7pm CST)
Trying forward: Friday 1/24 vs. Tri-Metropolis, 7pm PST
Subsequent sport with Prince Albert: 2025-26.
