Bruins Fall 7-3 in Weyburn

It was a very difficult night for the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins as they were defeated by the Weyburn Red Wings 7-3 and now trail their best of seven series 3-0.

The Bruins came out with plenty of fire in the first period, earning an early powerplay opportunity. Cole Olson scored for the Bruins 1:41 into the first period giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. The Bruins continued to put pressure on the Red Wings after looking for a two goal cushion but were unable to get one past the Red Wings Mitch Kilgore.

With just over 5 minutes left in the first period, Steven Glass got trapped in behind of his net, which allowed a pass to Miguel Pereria in front and he scored to tie the game at 1-1. Just over two minutes later, Coltyn Sanderson outworked Tyler Kauk for a loose puck and got a shot past Steven Glass to make it 2-1. After the game Bruins Head Coach Keith Cassidy pointed out those two goals as the turning point of the game, he said those two mistakes were mental mistakes and in the end it came back to haunt the Bruins.

In the second, the Bruins had a few opportunities to tie the game including Taylor Reich getting robbed on a 2 on 1 situation. Reich was playing in his first game last night after sitting out the last month with a shoulder injury and was limited to the penalty kill last night.

Weyburn would extend their lead in the second period when Jens Johnson's point shot got past a screened Steven Glass and Weyburn was up 3-1. Ryan Whitell added another goal in the second period to make it 4-1.

The Bruins switched goalies in the third period as Tyler Ross got his first taste of the postseason. In the first 30 seconds of the period, Jesse Ross snuck out from behind of the net and buried a shot past Tyler Ross to make it 5-1.

The Bruins responded about 30 seconds later as Matthew Dochylo gave a pass a to Tyler Paslawski who scored and it was 5-2. But moments later Coltyn Sanderson for Weyburn to extend their lead to 6-2. After Weyburn scored another late one, Cole Olson scored his second goal of the game to end it at 7-3.

The Bruins had plenty of offensive opportunities all night, but were denied by Kilgore or by the Red Wing defenders who did a good job of getting in front of the shooting lanes of the Bruins. Kilgore ended up with 34 saves in the win for the Red Wings.

The Bruins season is on the line tonight in Game 4 and you can catch it on CJ1280 and discoverestevan.com beginning at 7:15.