Cougars take four-goal lead and cruise to 6-3 win to retain top spot in WHL Western Conference standings
Or maybe they just sensed early on they were going to make it a night the Vancouver Giants are going to want to forget.
The Cougars besieged Giants starting goalie Brett Mirwald, forcing turnovers and struck gold around the net. Four goals on seven shots chased Mirwald from the game right less than eight minutes in. That Cougars quashed any hopes that Giants’ goal would shift the momentum. Riley Heidt had an open net to shoot at for his 34th of the season after taking a crisp cross-ice pass from Keaton Dowhnaniuk.
“I think our first period was one of our best periods of the year, so when you’ve got everybody rolling like that, that‘s pretty awesome and it’s easy to play when we’re all playing together like that,” said Funk. “Hopefully we can continue to do those things and get better.
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