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KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers began a five game home stand with a 7-4 defeat as Jake Gustafson’s hat trick powered the Portland Winterhawks to victory Friday (Nov. 21) night at Sandman Centre.
Josh Evaschesen struck twice, while Tommy Lafreniere and Nathan Behm also scored for the Blazers, who saw their two-game win streak come to an end in an game in which they trailed for all by the first 26 seconds.
Carter Sotheran, Gustafson, and Ryan Miller had the Winterhawks – who are now winners of four in a row – up 3-0 before Evaschesen got the Blazers on the board in the final minute of the opening period.
Nathan Free and Tyson Yaremko extended the Winterhawks lead to 5-1 in the second before Evaschesen struck again for his 10th of the season.