The Portland Winterhawks scored three unanswered goals in the second period and came away with a 4-2 win over Kelowna in Game 3 of the Western Hockey League Western Conference semifinal playoff series on Tuesday at the Memorial Coliseum.
Kelowna leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 at Portland on Wednesday (7 p.m. at the Coliseum), and now a Game 5 back in Kelowna on Friday.
Joachim Blichfeld broke a 1-1 tie with the first goal of the second period. Caleb Jones and Skyler McKenzie each scored later in the period for a 4-1 advantage. McKenzie’s goal was short-handed.
Evan Weinger had the first goal of the game for Portland.
