Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the game-winning goal in a shootout as the Portland Winterhawks extending their winning streak to 20 games on Sunday with a 2-1 road win at Everett.
It was the 20th consecutive Western Hockey League win for the Winterhawks (46-12-2-3), extending a franchise record. Portland is closing in on the WHL record for a single-season winning streak, which was set in the 1967-68 season by the Estevan Bruins with 22.
After a scoreless first two periods, Everett’s Ivan Nikolishin broke the deadlock seven seconds into the third.
The Hawks broke through at the 7:13 mark with Bjorkstrand scoring to tie the game, which went into overtime.
