Saturday, January 28, 2012

Bruins Beat Hawks 3-2 In OT


The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins had to pull out some dramatic flare on their way to picking up a 3-2 overtime win over the Nipawin Hawks extending their winning streak to four games. 

Both the Bruins and Hawks battled to a scoreless first period, there were plenty of penalties in the first period as the Bruins had four power plays while the Hawks had a pair of their own but neither team could take advantage of it. 

In the second period the Hawks would get on the scoreboard when Wheaton King’s pass went off a Bruin skater past Tyler Ross and gave the Hawks the early lead.  The Bruins got a bounce back as Tyler Poskus shot that went along the boards took a funny bounce to the front of the net and Calder Neufeld scored to tie the game. Darius Cole would score before the end of the period to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead.

In the third period there was no scoring until a minute remaining when the Bruins pulled their extra attacker and Neufeld scored to tie the game at 2-2 and sending it to overtime. 

In the extra frame, Zach MacLellan carried the puck in deep and put a shot on net, Dylan Smith took the rebound and scored his 33rd goal of the season to make the final 3-2. Tyler Ross had 22 saves in the win.

The Bruins return to action tomorrow night when they host Battlefords at Spectra Place with an opening faceoff at 6:00.

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