GAME RECAP
Ice 7, Winterhawks 5
Series: Best-of-7 tied 1-1. Game 3 is Tuesday in Cranbrook, B.C.
Turning point: Kootenay scored four consecutive power-play goals midway through the second period.
PORTLAND — The Portland Winterhawks had a Game 1 win in their pocket and a sellout crowd at their backs on Saturday at the Rose Garden.
But they didn’t have quite enough magic to complete an incredible comeback.
Portland cut a five-goal deficit to one with 12 minutes left in Game 2 of the Western Hockey League finals and kept the heat on Kootenay goalie Nathan Lieuwen right to the end before the Ice escaped with a wild series-tying 7-5 win.
Game 3 is Tuesday in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and for drama it will be tough to top Saturday’s show.