PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Diego Buttazzoni’s goal at 4:01 of overtime lifted the visiting Portland Winterhawks to a 4-3 Western Hockey League win over the Prince George Cougars on Tuesday night at the CN Centre.
Koehn Ziemmer’s second goal of the night for the Cougars, scored with 43 seconds left in the third period, tied the game at 3-3 and forced overtime.
Ryder Thompson, Josh Zakreski and Tyson Yaremko also scored for the Winterhawks (4-1-1-0), who trailed 2-0 after the first period but were tied 2-2 heading into the third.
Hunter Laing also scored for the Cougars (4-2-2-0), who outshot the Winterhawks 33-31.
The teams play again Wednesday at Prince George.
