Frazer McLaren scored three goals to lead
the Portland Winter Hawks to a 6-4 victory over the Chilliwack
Bruins in Western Hockey League action on Sunday night.
Rob Klinkhammer, Matt Sokol and Colton Sceviour, into an empty
net, also scored for Portland (4-7-0-0), which snapped a three-game
losing skid despite playing its third game in as many nights.
Sceviour also contributed three assists.
Mark Santorelli and Oscar Moller, with two each, replied for
Chilliwack (2-11-1-0), which has lost 12 of its past 13 games.
Portland led 2-1 after two periods, but broke the game open in
the third thanks to a pair of goals from McLaren and another from
Sokol.
After Moller had tied the score 2-2 with a power-play goal 1:59
into the third period, McLaren responded at 3:15. The puck squirted
to him at the side of the net and he banged it past Bruins
goaltender Jim Watt.
Santorelli tied the game minutes later, but after Sokol had given
Portland a 4-3 lead McLaren completed the hat trick with another
goal from in close.
Moller and Sceviour traded goals to end the game.
Winter Hawks goalie Kurtis Mucha made 24 saves, while Watt
finished with 25 saves.
Portland finished 3-11 on the power play, while Chilliwack was
2-9.