Alex Schoenborn’s hat trick powered the Portland Winterhawks to a 5-2 Western Hockey League victory over Seattle Thunderbirds at the ShoWare Center on Saturday night.
Seattle (26-17-3-0) took a 1-0 lead with 47 seconds left in the first period with a power-play goal. Mathew Barzal passed the puck to Jerret Smith at the right point. Smith took a wrist shot as Scott Eansor skated through the low slot. Eansor tipped Smith’s shot past Portland goalie Adin Hill.
The T-Birds outshot the Winterhawks 15-10 in the first period.
Seattle struck on the power play at 7:45 of the second period to take a 2-0 lead. Ryan Gropp passed the puck from the right point to Alexander True on the goal line to the left of the net. True centered the puck to Keegan Kolesar in the slot Kolesar beat Hill low on the stick side for his 23rd goal of the season.
Portland (24-21-2-0) cut the T-Birds’ lead to one goal at 11:34 of the second on a goal from Alex Schoenborn. Keoni Texeira and Jack Dougherty had the assists.
The Winterhawks tied the game 2-2 at 17:36 of the second when Rodrigo Abols banged in a rebound from a Dougherty shot. Caleb Jones had the second assist.
The T-Birds had a 27-21 advantage in shots after two periods, outshooting the Winterhawks 12-11 in the period.
The Winterhawks scored three goals in the third period to get the 5-2 win. Schoenborn scored at 6:02 and 12:42, the second goal on the power play, of the period to make it a 4-2 Portland lead. Dominic Turgeon scored an empty-net goal at 19:20 of the third to seal the win.
Bow made 31 saves on 35 shots and his record is 15-16-4-0.
Hill had 39 saves on 41 shots and his record is now 22-17-2-0.
Following the T-Birds’ first goal, fans threw teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice. The WARM 106.9 Teddy Bear Patrol collected them so that police and fire departments can give them to children in times of emergencies and crises.
The T-Birds’ next game is this Friday at the Spokane Chiefs. Face-off is 7:05 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
First period – 1, Seattle, Eansor 5 (Smith, Barzal), 19:13 (pp). Penalties – Allbee, Sea (roughing), 1:57. McKenzie, Por (tripping), 17:39.
Second period – 2, Seattle, Kolesar 23 (True, Gropp), 7:45 (pp). 3, Portland, Schoenborn 15 (Texeira, Dougherty), 11:34. 4, Seattle, Portland, Abols 10 (Dougherty, Jones), 17:36. Penalties – Jones, Por (hooking), 6:57. Jones, Por (holding), 14:41. Dougherty, Por (interference), 19:08. Iverson, Por (10-minute misconduct), 19:08.
Third period – 5, Portland, Schoenborn 16 (Dougherty, Turgeon), 6:02. 6, Portland, Schoenborn 17 (Turgeon, Bukarts), 12:42 (pp). 7, Portland, Turgeon 23, 19:20 (en). Penalties – Allbee, Sea (tripping), 2:32. Bear, Sea (interference), 11:10.
Shots on goal – Seattle 15-12-14 41, Portland 10-11-15 36. Goalies – Seattle, Bow 35 shots-31 saves (15-16-4-0); Portland, Hill 41-39 (22-17-1-0). Power plays – Seattle 2-4; Portland 1-3. A – 6,190. Referees – Reid Anderson, Steve Papp. Linesmen – Brandon Creyke, Ron Dietterle.
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