Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE forward Kevin King had 1 goal and 3 assists in a 6-3 win over the Prince George Cougars in WHL action on Friday night.
Prince George opened the scoring on a power-play as Dana Tyrell was left alone in front of the net an converted on a one-time redirection.
Off the next face-off Parker Stanfield got a breakaway and scored on a forehand deke. The goals came 5 seconds apart which is a record for a Kootenay ICE game.
Before the end of the 1st period the ICE would tie it with a couple of power-play goals. Off a face-off win Dominik Pacovsky scored on a low wrist shot that beat the screened goalie.
On another power-play Matt Fraser came off the corner boards and drove to the crease to stuff in the goal.
ICE took a 3-2 lead in the 2nd period as Drew Czerwonka banked one in from behind the net of the goalies’ legs.
Kevin King made it 4-2 on the power-play as he one-timed a pass from Tylan Stephens.
Stephens would add to the lead with a spin around backhand shot from in front of the net.
Cougars Brett Connolly scored to make it 5-3 as he went to the crease and buried on a forehand deke.
In the 3rd period defenseman Hayden fired a slap shot past the screened goalie high on the glove side.
The ICE have won 5 in a row and have points in their last 7 games and will host Saskatoon on Saturday.
Game Summary
Prince George 7-8-0-0 Kootenay 8-5-1-3
1st Period
1. Prince George, Tyrell 11 (Viedensky) 9:17 pp
2. Prince George, Stanfield 4 9:22
3. Kootenay, Pacovsky 2 (Negrin, King) 13:42 pp
4. Kootenay, Fraser 2 (Pacovsky, King) 17:07 pp
Penalties – Halliday PG (fighting) Czerwonka Ktn (fighting) 8:28, Boomer Ktn (tripping) 8:47, Boomer Ktn (high sticking) 9:35, Connolly PG (holding) 12:42, Stanfield PG (interference) 14:35, Jackson PG (delay of game) 15:26, Cumming PG (cross checking) 17:07, McNabb Ktn (tripping) 19:53.
2nd Period
5. Kootenay, Czerwonka 4 (Rintoul, Sylvester) 2:25
6. Kootenay, King 4 (Stephens, Barteaux) 11:55 pp
7. Prince George, Connolly 6 (Scherger) 17:22
8. Kootenay, Rintoul 2 (King, Barteaux) 6:06
Penalties – Vanscourt Ktn (tripping) 3:33, Connolly PG (interference) 6:27, Matte PG (tripping) 10:42.
3rd Period
9. Kootenay Rintoul 2 (King, Barteaux) 6:06
Penalties – Kulhanek PG (fighting) Antilla Ktn (fighting) 6:08, Poulter PG (check from behind) 15:19, Matte PG (roughing)
Shots on goal by
Prince George - 9 - 4 – 10 = 23
Kootenay - 19 – 14 - 5 = 38
Goal (shots-saves) – Prince George: Kevin Armstrong (L 6-7-0-0) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (W 4-2-0-1)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Prince George: 1/4 Kootenay: 3/8
Referees – Russ Berdusco, Ryan Thompson
Linesmen – Steve Cochrane, Michael Roberts
Attendance – 2,596