PG native Miguel Marques feasts on Cougars

Miguel Marques picked a great time to have one of the most productive games of his WHL career.

The 18-year-old Lethbridge Hurricanes winger, picked in the third round by the Nashville Predators in the June draft, nearly doubled his entire season point output with five assists in a 7-3 victory over the visiting Prince George Cougars.

The game was tied 3-3 late in the second period when Marques set up Shane Smith for the go-ahead goat just 23 seconds before the intermission. The Hurricanes scored three more times within a three-minute stretch to start the third period, including two power play goals.

Marques now has a goal and 10 assists in nine games.

Defenceman Will Sharpe potted his second goal of the game 4:44 into the third. Shane Smith made it a 6-2 game at even strength at 5:59 and Logan Wormald connected at the 7:17 mark to put the game out of reach.

Cooper Gizowski and Noah Chadwick also scored for Lethbridge (6-1-1, second in Eastern Conference).

Jett Lajoie, Ephram McNutt and Koehn Ziemmer were the Cougar goalscorers.

Brady Smith made 22 saves to stay undefeated this season (4-0-1-0).

Joshua Ravensbergen (6-1-2-1) took the loss in goal for the Cougars, making 32 saves.

The Cougars (6-4-2-1, first in BC Division) dropped two of three on their Alberta roadtrip.

Prince George hosts the Victoria Royals next Friday and Saturday at CN Centre, where the Cats begin a three-game homestand.