The Oil Capitals couldn’t capitalize against the Terriers. The first period saw a later power play goal by Portage. The second period saw an earlier goal. The third period saw another later power play goal to secure the Terriers win with a 3-0 final score
The first period scoring kicked off at 13:01 when the Terriers Kolton Shindle scored his 17th of the season, on the power play, to give Portage the 1-0 lead.
The second period saw the Terriers Lane Taylor score his 8th of the season, at 6:35, to give Portage the 2-0 lead.
The third period saw the Terriers Jacob Piller score his 8th of the season, at 13:56 on the power play, to give Portage the win with a final score of 3-0 for the Terriers.
Portage’s Noah Giesbretch took the win stopping all 25 of the 25 shots he faced for a save percentage of 100%. Virden’s Ethan Peterson took home the loss stopping just 33 of the 36 shots he faced for a save percentage of 91.7%.