Giancarlo Nadeau
Port Coquitlam, BC— Coastal (15-16-1-1) finds themselves in a playoff spot after tonight’s game, earning a much-needed victory against the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (18-11-2-0) in overtime.
It was a game with many offensive moments, with the two teams combining for 99 shots and five power-play goals.
Each time the Tsunami managed to lead 1-0, the Trailblazers would tie the game. This pattern continued until the overtime period when Jake Yakubowski (9) put Port Coquitlam away for good.
Coastal had goals from Patrick Dolan (8 PP), Rocky Nordvie (7 PP), Jake Yakubowski (8, 9), and Caige Starr (1 PP).
Port Coquitlam was led by a three-goal outing by Bailey Ewonus (20 PP, 21, 22 PP), and a marker from Charlie Gardiner (12).
Coastal is back home on December 30, playing the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers in their final home game of 2024.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Coastal 5 – Port Coquitlam 4 (OT)
Final Shots: 54 POCO – 45 COA
Nick Peters: 50/54 saves for Coastal
Keiran Caughran: 40/45 saves for Port Coquitlam
Next Game: Monday in Port Moody at 5:30 pm.
3 STARS
1st: COA – Nick Peters – 50 saves for Coastal
2nd: POCO – Bailey Ewonus – 3 goals
3rd: POCO – Markus Jack – 3 assists
GAME NOTES
- This was the third meeting of the season between these two teams.
- Coastal has a 2-1 lead in the season series thanks to a 3-1 win last Sunday and a 5-4 victory tonight.
