Nationals lose playoff opener

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 6, 2013 12:09 AM

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Glacier Nationals scored first, but West Sound countered with five unanswered goals as the Warriors won 5-1 in the Cascade Cup playoff opener for both teams.

Chris Cutshall scored Glacier’s opening goal 5 minutes and 2 seconds into the first period, but West Sound’s Henry Huerta tied it up less than five minutes later and Mitchell Pijanowski gave the Warriors a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.

Pijanowski and Max McInnis added power-play goals in the second and third periods and Addison Edwards scored West Sound’s final goal with 1:18 remaining.

The Warriors outshot the Nationals 46-30.

The best of five series continues today at 8:35 p.m. at Bremerton Rink. The actions shifts to Whitefish for game three on Friday.

Glacier 1 0 0 — 1

West Sound 2 1 2 — 5

Scoring summary

First period

Gla - Chris Cutshall (Tucker Spooner, Paul Kinder), 5:02

WS - Henry Huerta (Joe Glithero, Domenic Kolbeins), 9:46

WS - Mitchell Pijanowski (Josh Twietmeyer, Kolbeins), 17:44

Second period

WS - PP Pijanowski (Twietmeyre, Glithero), 8:26

Third period

WS - PP Max McInnis (Kai Wilkins, Jake McMullen), 10:54

WS - Addison Edwards (Addison Wells), 18:42

Team statistics

Shots on goal - Glacier 30, West Sound 46. Saves - Glacier 41 (Mitch Tyson), West Sound 29 (Jordan Werezak). Power plays - Glacier 0-4, West Sound 2-5. Penalty minutes - Glacier 12, West Sound 10.