The Estevan Bruins continue to find a way to win, as they come from behind to beat the Mils 4-3 in overtime.
The Millionaires started off with an extra jump as Jesse Mireau scored on a loose puck to give Melville a 1-0 lead, they would extend the lead to 2-0 with a goal from Michael Sagen. That score was held up until Calder Neufeld scored his 10th of the season to cut the lead to 2-1.
Michael Desjarlais made the score 3-1 in favor for Melville, before the Bruins exploded in a 22 second span with goals from Neufeld and Josh Jelinski to tie the game.
Melville's Michael Sagen took a late penalty in the third, which allowed the Bruins to start overtime 4 on 3. It proved to be costly as Cole Olson and Dylan Smith worked the odd man rush to perfection as Smith scored top shelf on his off wing to give the Bruins the win.
It looked like early Melville had an answer for Neufeld-Olson-Smith by clogging up the front of the net, but three leading scorers in the SJHL kept driving hard to the net, and managed to score 3 of the Bruins 4 goals.
The Whitehill-Daae-Jelinski stepped up as a second line for the Bruins providing a strong work ethic that lead to some scoring chances.
Derek Tendler stats might not be the prettiest, but he continues to provide the Bruins with the big save that they need. The Bruins have been guilty of a lot of turnovers, but Tendler has done a great job of bailing out his team.
After the game I spoke with Head Coach Keith Cassidy about the win over Melville, the recent trade with Portage, and his first game coaching against Weyburn
I also spoke with Dylan Smith and we discussed the first ever overtime goal in Spectra Place.
Next action for the Bruins is Friday night when they meet Weyburn in the first of a home and home matchup.
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