Tri-City Americans edge Prince George Cougars 4‑2 on Friday

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (Interstat) — Tri-City Americans defeated Prince George Cougars 4-2 on Friday at CN Centre before 5,175. Tri-City led 3-0 after David Huk scored 44 seconds into the second period. Ethan Popowich and Cole Hajt pulled Prince George within one before Jaxen Adam capped the scoring at 19:43 of the third. Huk had one goal, one assist, one shot and two penalty minutes. Grady Martin scored once, had two shots and five penalty minutes. Eli McKamey had a goal, an assist and four shots, while Adam scored once with two shots and two penalty minutes. Aden Bouchard had an assist, four shots and two penalty minutes. Popowich scored once and had one shot, and Hajt scored once with two shots and five penalty minutes. Ben Oliverio had an assist and three shots. Jett Lajoie had two assists and one shot. Alexander Laing had an assist and two shots. Tri-City improved to 5-7; Prince George fell to 3-7.