VICTORIA, B.C. — Two goals from Josh Zakreski and a 20-save effort from Jan Špunar helped the Portland Winterhawks finish off the Victoria Royals 4-1 in Game 4 of the Western Hockey League first-round playoff series on Wednesday.
The Winterhawks swept the best-of-seven series 4-0 and will have several days off awaiting their next opponent.
Zakreski’s two goals came in the first 7:31 of the contest.
The 2024 NHL Draft prospect tapped home a Tyson Jugnauth pass at 3:24, then finished off some hard work from Kyle Chyzowski from the same spot four minutes later.
Cole Reschny brought Victoria to life with a power-play goal late in the first.
Neither team found much easy ground for the majority of the second period. But with time winding down, Josh Davies notched a backbreaker with a deflection on Ryder Thompson’s wrister at 16:35.
