Aidan Litke scored twice and Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves as the Portland Winterhawks rattled off five consecutive goals to knock off the Kamloops Blazers 5-2 at the VMC on Sunday.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, the Hawks rattled off three unanswered goals to take a 3-2 lead. Litke put the hosts on the board 7:47 into the second period. Luca Cagnoni then scored for a second straight game, then Portland captain Clay Hanus gave his team its first lead of the evening with his eighth goal of the season.
Portland’s dominance continued into the third as Gauthier shut down every Kamloops chance and Litke notched his second of the game to seal the win.
Gauthier is now 3-0-0-0 since joining the Winterhawks. Portland next travels to Tri-City on Friday before hosting the Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs on Saturday and Sunday.
