PORTLAND — James Stefan and Kyle Chyzowski each scored two goals as the Portland Winterhawks beat the Vancouver Giants 8-3 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the Western Hockey League playoffs.
It will be the 13th consecutive season Portland (37-13-2-1) has made the postseason.
After falling 3-1 at Vancouver on Friday night, the Winterhawks put three goals on the board in the first period and four more in the second as seven different skaters recorded multiple points Saturday against the Giants.
James added two assists, Marcus Nguyen had three assists, Luca Cagnoni had a goal and two assists, and Diego Buttazzoni had a goal and an assist.
