Prince George, B.C. – A late-game push wasn’t enough for the Spokane Chiefs as they fell to the Prince George Cougars 4-3 Saturday night to cap their Canadian road trip.
Cougars strike first in opening period
The Cougars opened the scoring for the second night in a row when Brock Souch found the net at 7:56 in the first to give Prince George an early 1-0 lead.
The Chiefs were quick to answer, as defenseman Rhett Sather made good on a power play opportunity by firing a rocket to the twine at 11:32. Rookie Ossie McIntyre and overager Sam Oremba were credited with the assists. The teams kept things even at one goal apiece heading into the first break.
McIntyre turned goal-scorer about halfway through the third when he picked up his third goal of the year after cleaning up a rebound. Owen Schoettler and Cohen Harris earned the helpers on the play.
It looked like the Chiefs might mount a last-minute comeback when Tyus Sparks netted his 26th of the season with help from Logan Wormald and Dominik Petr to put Spokane within one at 18:54, but that’s as close as they’d get.
McIntyre’s two points on the night earned him third star honors. Spokane once again outshot Prince George 28-19 and went 1-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
Chiefs return home for key matchups
The Chiefs return home this week to take on the Portland Winterhawks Wednesday and the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday.