CALGARY – As the saying goes, all good things come to an end. You knew the Calgary Chinook’ unbeaten streak wouldn’t last forever, and it’s now finished after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Portland Owls at the Saddledome.
The Portland Owls defeated the Falcons the previous game, and tonight they have defeated the Chinook, two of the top teams in the Corfield Conferences. Marleau scored on a breakaway early in the first period when Panarin turned over the puck. Panarin redeemed himself in the 2nd period with a powerplay goal. Okposo scored the game-winner in the third period to seal the victory for the Owls.
“I’m not going to stand here and blame my guys because they played some good defensive games during the last few games,” said Chinook GM Eugene Yip. “Portland was better than us tonight and they capitalized on their scoring chance. We just didn’t do enough to win tonight. It is disappointing. But at the same time, you’re not going to win every game. We understand that. It’s going to be how we react coming back.”
On Wednesday, their passes weren’t as crisp with only 78% completion and their faceoff wasn’t as good. Their intensity level didn’t seem quite as high.
GM Eugene Yip will have some line juggling to do for the game against the Seattle Reign on Friday.
NOTES:
The Calgary Chinook has out-shot the opponent in every game so far this season.
With the loss, The Falcons and the Isotopes are only 1 point behind the Chinook after ten games.
UP NEXT:
The Calgary Chinook are back on the road against the Seattle Reign on Friday.
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