Prince George beat Brandon 3-1, and the third period did the work. The Cougars broke a 1-1 game open with both of their final two goals after 40 minutes, settling a night that had been even through two.
Prince George took the opening period 1-0 and led 1-0 at the first break. Brandon answered with the only goal of the middle frame to pull level at 1-1, and that was the last time the Wheat Kings were even — the Cougars posted a 2-0 third to close it out in regulation.
The number that matters is the period-by-period split: 3-0 for Prince George in the first and third, 0-1 in the second. Scoring details from the game were not available, but the margin came entirely from the final 20 minutes.