Portland Winterhawks forward Sven Bartschi breaks in between Prince George Cougars players Josh Smith, left, and Caleb Belter during Tuesday evening's game at CN Centre. The Winterhawks downed the Cougars 5-3.
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Published: December 07, 2011 2:00 PMUpdated: December 08, 2011 12:07 PM
It took a while, but the Prince George Cougars may have remembered how to win on home ice.
The Cougars got an overtime goal from Greg Fraser Wednesday night to down the Portland Winterhawks 4-3, the team’s first win at CN Centre since Nov. 5.
The combination of Fraser and Chase Witala was big for Prince George, as Fraser also scored a second-period goal to give the Cougars a 3-1 lead and assisted on Joshua Smith’s opener, while Witala got the Cougars’ second goal and assisted on two others.
Drew Owsley also starred for the Cougars, stopping 39 of the 42 Winterhawk shots which came his way. The Cougars had just 24 shots on Portland goalie Brendan Burke.
Neither team scored on four power-play chances.
The win salvaged a split of the doubleheader for the Cougars, who lost 5-3 to the Winterhawks on Tuesday.
The Cougars are on the road this weekend, playing in Seattle tonight and Spokane on Saturday. They entertain Vancouver on Dec. 16 and 17.
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