Vikings take the ice

The Portland State Hockey Club split wins with visiting Eastern at the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton over the weekend.

The Vikings, in new jerseys this season, cruised to a 6-3 victory Friday over the Eagles on the rink formerly known as the Valley Ice Arena.

On Saturday, the Eagles gained an early advantage from a power play goal and extended the lead to 2-0 by the end of the first period. The Vikings quickly closed the gap with goals from Stephen Eibert and Brandon Aiken to even the score at 2-2; then the teams traded goals in the final two minutes of the second period to head into intermission locked at 3-all.

The Eagles scored the winning goal seven minutes into the final period, and though Portland State outshot the visitors 52-23 on the day, they could not land any more in the back of the net.