Brad Ross scored two goals and added an assist before making an early exit as the Portland Winterhawks blanked the Vancouver Giants 5-0 in Western Hockey League action Saturday night.
Ross, an 18-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., native, produced all of his points while playing only two periods. He was ejected in the final minute of the second following a fight with Vancouver captain James Henry, who was also tossed out.
Derrick Pouliot, Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Johansen also scored for the Western Conference-leading Winterhawks (45-17-3) as they posted their third-straight win. Portland has won all three meetings with Vancouver this season with one game remaining.
Vancouver was unable to produce much offensively after losing top scorer Brendan Gallagher in the game's first minute. Giants coach Don Hay told reporters Gallagher, the WHL's latest player of the week, suffered a head injury and would be evaluated further on Sunday.
Gallagher was hammered into the corner boards by Portland winger Brendan Leipsic, who left his feet. No penalty was called.
Gallagher lay on the ice while play briefly resumed and then got up groggily on one knee but could not stand up and had to be helped to his feet by a trainer and teammate Jordan Martinook, who came off the bench to assist.
The Giants (33-26-5) suffered their second straight loss and lost ground on the B.C. Division leading Kelowna Rockets in the quest for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Elsewhere in the WHL it was: Swift Current 2 Calgary 0; Chilliwack 4 Blazers 1; Kelowna 5 Lethbridge 3; Medicine Hat 3 Edmonton 1; Kootenay 4 Prince Albert 2; Spokane 4 Prince George 2; Regina 6 Brandon 5; Saskatoon 7 Moose Jaw 2; and Seattle 3 Everett 2 (OT).
At Vancouver, Portland goaltender Keith Hamilton recorded his second shutout of the season and also picked up an assist as Portland outshot Vancouver 40-29. The Winterhawks went 2-for-6 on the power play and the Giants had three man-advantage in a game featuring 90 minutes in penalties.
Vancouver backup goaltender Brendan Jensen replaced starter Mark Segal at the start of the third period after Segal allowed four goals on 27 shots. Jensen stopped 12 of 13 shots, giving up the final goal of the game to Johansen at 12:11.
Broncos 2 Hitmen 0
At Calgary, Mark Friesen stopped all 28 shots he faced to lead Swift Current over the Hitmen in a battle of the bottom two teams in the league.
Jordan Peddle and Brad Hoban scored for the Broncos (25-40-1), who had snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Brandon Glover made 17 saves for the Hitmen (19-41-5).
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Bruins 4 Blazers 1
At Chilliwack, B.C., Ryan Howse had a goal and two assists as the Bruins downed Kamloops.
Brandon Manning and Roman Horak each had a goal and an assist and Dylen McKinlay also scored for the Bruins (29-30-5).
JT Barnett had the lone goal for Kamloops (29-34-4).
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Rockets 5 Hurricanes 3
At Kelowna, B.C., Tyson Barrie had two goals and an assist as the Rockets beat Lethbridge.
Zach Franko, Spencer Main and Geordie Wudrick also scored for Kelowna (38-26-1).
Daniel Johnston, Mitch Maxwell and Jacob Berglund replied for Lethbridge (22-31-13).
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Tigers 3 Oil Kings 1
At Medicine Hat, Alta., Emerson Etem scored a pair of goals and had an assist as the Tigers dumped Edmonton.
Wacey Hamilton also scored for the Tigers (41-17-8).
Mark Pysyk replied for the Oil Kings (30-30-13).
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Ice 4 Raiders 2
At Prince Albert, Sask., Matt Fraser scored twice as Kootenay beat the Raiders.
Cody Eakin had a goal and two assists and Steele Boomer also scored for Kootenay (41-21-4).
Mark McNeill and Jonathan Parker replied for the Raiders (26-35-5).
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Chiefs 4 Cougars 2
At Prince George, B.C., Tyler Johnson's 48th goal stood as the winner as Spokane beat the Cougars.
Dominik Uher, Anthony Bardaro and Brenden Kichton also scored for Spokane (41-17-6).
Jaroslav Vlach and Spencer Asuchak replied for Prince George (29-32-4).
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Pats 6 Wheat Kings 5
At Regina, Lane Scheidl scored four goals, including the game winner, and added two assists to lead the Pats over Brandon.
Jordan Weal had two goals and three assists while Garrett Mitchell chipped in with five helpers for Regina (23-35-8).
Scott Glennie scored twice for Brandon (29-30-8) and Mark Stone, Shayne Weibe and Jordan Fransoo had one each.
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Blades 7 Warriors 2
At Saskatoon, Darian Dziurzynski scored two goals for the second straight night as the Blades beat Moose Jaw.
Curtis Hamilton and Marek Viedensky also had two goals for Saskatoon (51-13-2), while Josh Nicholls added a goal and four assists.
Quinton Howden and Dylan Hood scored for Moose Jaw (36-24-5).
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Thunderbirds 3 Silvertips 2 (OT)
At Kent, Wash.,Burke Gallimore scored in overtime to lift Seattle over Everett.
Brendan Dillon and Travis Toomey also scored for Seattle (25-32-9).
Parker Stanfield and Landon Ferraro replied for Everett (27-27-11).
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