Giancarlo Nadeau
Port Coquitlam, BC— It was a back-and-forth affair with the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers that ended up favoring the home side 4-2.
Jake Yakubowski (3) opened the scoring on the man advantage before Geordie Connon (1) and Leo Keith (3) scored to put the Trailblazers up 2-1 after the first period.
Laszlo Istvanffy (4) evened the game and scored the only goal in the middle frame.
Lucas Baxter (5) scored the game-winning goal, and Charlie Gardiner (9) added an insurance goal on a power play opportunity.
Both teams scored on the man advantage with the Tsunami going 1/1 and 3/4 on the penalty kill.
Up next, Coastal is on the road in White Rock tomorrow for a 3:45 pm faceoff.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Port Coquitlam 4 – Coastal 2
Final Shots: 40 POCO – 29 COA
Nick Peters: 36/40 saves for Coastal
Blake Micucci: 27/29 saves for Port Coquitlam
Next Game: tomorrow in White Rock
3 STARS
1st: POCO – Braeden Wynne – 3 assists
2nd: POCO – Geordie Connon – 1 goal, 1 assist
3rd: POCO – Lucas Baxter – 1 goal, 1 assist
GAME NOTES
- This was game one of the season series.
- Port Coquitlam visits Coastal on December 15 and December 30, while the Tsunami returns to Poco on December 20.
