The Prince George Cougars<\/a> defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds <\/a>3-2 in a shoot-out Friday night at ShoWare Center. The loss snapped the T-Birds three-game win streak.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The game was tied 2-2 after a scoreless overtime period. The T-Birds Branden Troock was the first shooter in the shoot-out. He was denied by Prince George goalie Drew Owsley. Charles Inglis was the first Cougars shooter. Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard got a piece of Inglis’ shot but the puck trickled into the net.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Luke Lockhart was the T-Birds second shooter and he was stopped by Owsley. Alex Forsberg was next up for Prince George and Pickard made the save to keep the T-Birds alive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Marcel Noebels was the third Seattle shooter but Owsley made the save to get the Cougars the win.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle (10-11-0-1) was awarded a penalty shot after Prince George’s Jesse Forsberg closed his hand over the puck in the crease at 17:46 of the first. Burke Gallimore carried the puck in close and was stopped by Owsley.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds led the Cougars in shots on goal 13-10 after the first period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle tied the game 1-1 at 3:30 of the second. Troock carried the puck into the Cougar zone on the right side. At the bottom of the right circle he made a pass through the crease to Jacob Doty at the left post. Doty tapped the puck past Owsley’s outstretched right skate to score the T-Birds first goal of the night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle led Prince George in shots 19-15 after two periods of play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds took a 2-1 lead on a power-play goal at 13:30 of the third. Burke Gallimore passed the puck to Shea Theodore at the left point. Theodore carried the puck into the center of the ice and took a slap shot. Theodore’s shot hit a Cougar defender and bounced to Noebels in the high slot. Noebels snapped a wrist shot over Owsley’s glove for his ninth goal of the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Prince George tied the game 2-2 with 39 seconds left in the game on a goal from Inglis. The Cougars pulled Owsley for the extra attacker and it paid off for the Cougars. Martin Marincin and Cody Carlson had the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The T-Birds led in shots 31-25 after three periods in regulation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n After a scoreless overtime, Seattle led in shots 34-28.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Pickard had 26 saves in 28 shots and is credited with the loss bringing his record to 10-11-0-1.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Owsley had 32 saves in 34 shots, increasing his record to 6-14-1-2.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle travels to play the Kamloops Blazers at the Interior Savings Centre on Saturday at 7 p.m. The T-Birds return home on Tuesday, November 29, to face the Swift Current Broncos at 7:05 p.m. at the ShoWare Center in Kent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n T-Birds single game tickets for the 2011-12 season are available online at the T-Birds website<\/a> and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n