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Winterhawks hold off Tri-City for U.S. Division victory

By Columbian news services
Published: January 24, 2025, 10:01pm

PORTLAND — Josh Zakreski had two goals and an assist while Tyson Jugnauth registered a goal and two assists as the Portland Winterhawks held on to beat the Tri-City Americans 6-4 in a Western Hockey League U.S. Division matchup Friday at Memorial Coliseum.

The Winterhawks (26-16-2-1) were playing their first game at home game since Jan. 4 following a six-game eastern swing where they went 4-2.

Carsyn Dyck, Alex Weiermair and Diego Buttazzoni had the other Portland goals, while Kyle Chyzowski was given first star of the game with his three assists.

The Winterhawks struck first at home with a power-play one-timer from Buttazzoni at 9:02 of the first period. Tri-City responded quickly, tying it up just four minutes later, but Zakreski found a bouncing puck in the slot and wristed it over the glove of the Americans’ goalie for a 2-1 lead at 16:35. 

The Americans leveled the score midway through the second period, but Jugnauth rifled a wrist shot past the netminder on the power play with just six seconds left in the period, putting the Hawks up 3-2 heading into the third.

Weiermair extended the lead to 4-2 just 1:37 into the third, jumping over a defender before burying a blocker-side snipe. 

Tri-City answered a few minutes later, pulling within one at 4-3, but Dyck’s redirection off a Jugnauth shot from the point restored the Hawks’ two-goal lead halfway through the third.

Despite a power-play goal from Tri-City pulling them back to 5-4, Zakreski sealed the 6-4 win with an empty-netter at 19:05.

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Portland travels to Wenatchee for a game against the Wild on Saturday.

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