So much for the winning streak.
It didn’t last long. One game, in fact.
One day after they ended a 17-game winless skid the Prince George Cougars traveled to Everett and lost 6-3 Saturday to the Silvertips.
Bryce Kindopp scored his team-leading 35th and 36th goals of the season to spice the Silvertips’ offence. Wyatte Wylie, Zack Andrusiak, Jackson Berezowski and Robbie Holmes also filled the Cougar nets.
Wylie opened the scoring on the power play six minutes in, and 24 seconds later Andrusiak made it a 2-0 count for the WHL Western Conference leaders. The Silvertips outshot the Cougars 24-8 in the opening period and took a 3-0 lead into the dressing room.
Czech rookie Matej Toman scored twice for the Cougars and Josh Maser fired a single.
The Silvertips scored on their first three power plays, including Holmes’s game-winner, 2:59 into the second period, with Rhett Rhinehart serving a hooking penalty.
Cats’ goalie Isaiah DiLaura was replaced after 20 minutes and Taylor Gauthier came in for the second period. Dustin Wolf played the first two periods in the Everett nets and Max Palaga took over for the third. The Cougars were outshot 47-29.
The U.S. Division leaders improved to 42-14-2-2, while the Cougars dropped to 17-36-4-3, fifth in the B.C. Division and last in the Western Conference.
The Cats host the Spokane Chiefs (31-19-2-5) tonight and Wednesday.
