The Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks combined for 15 power-play opportunities Sunday night, with each team scoring twice on the man-advantage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But it was Alexander True’s even-strength goal with 6:20 left in the third period that gave the T-Birds a 3-2 Western Hockey League victory over the Winterhawks at the Moda Center in Portland.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
True beat Portland goalie Adin Hill through the legs from the left circle on a partial breakaway. Gustav Olhaver made a nice pass off the boards to spring True on the partial breakaway.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Portland pulled Hill for an extra attacker with just over a minute left in the game. Seattle goalie Logan Flodell made several saves, including one where he had to dive back to his right to cover a loose puck in the crease. Flodell ended the night with 23 saves on 25 shots to get his second victory of the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Hill finished the game with 31 saves on 34 shots. His record falls to 1-2-0-0.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This was the first of 12 meetings between the T-Birds and Winterhawks this season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The T-Birds are back in action against the Kamloops Blazers at ShoWare Center at 7:35 p.m. on Friday. They host the Victoria Royals at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the ShoWare Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Portland (1-4-0-0) took a 1-0 lead at 16:14 of the first period on the power play. Dominic Turgeon took the puck out the right corner and snuck it around Flodell. Keegan Iverson and Jack Dougherty had the assists.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Both teams had nine shots on goal in the first period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Seattle (3-1-1-0) tied the game 1-1 on a power-play goal from Nolan Volcan at 8:09 of the second period. Jarret Tyszka passed the puck to Jerret Smith at the high point. Smith took a wrist shot that was going left of the Portland net. Volcan redirected the shot under Hill for the tying goal. It was Volcan’s first goal of the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Winterhawks took the lead back at 11:16 of the second on a power-play goal from Iverson. Caleb Jones had the only assist.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The T-Birds tied the game 2-2 at 16:25 of the second with their second power-play goal of the game. Mathew Barzal held the puck in the right circle. Barzal spotted Tyszka pinching down from the left point and hit him with a pass. Tyszka beat Hill high for his second goal of the season. Ryan Gropp had the second assist on the goal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Portland outshot Seattle 11-9 in the second period and led 20-18 in total shots after two periods.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The T-Birds peppered Hill with 16 shots in the third period while limiting Portland to five shots. Seattle finished with a 34-25 advantage in shots.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n