Bruins Lose in OT 3-2

The Estevan Bruins were moments away from taking game one on the road in Weyburn instead a late comeback from the Red Wings including the overtime winner from Miguel Pereria gave the Red Wings a 1-0 series lead.

The Bruins opened up the scoring in the first period as Dylan Smith took a pass in the slot and got it past Mitch Kilgore which gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead. The Red Wings came back to tie it up late in the first period as Ryan Whitell took advantage of a bad bounce of a Bruins stick and scored into an open net to tie the game after the first period.

In the second period, the goaltenders took control of the game as Steven Glass and Mitch Kilgore kept each in check in the second period and it was 1-1 after the second period.

In the third period, the Bruins regained the lead as Calder Neufeld scored for the Bruins to give them a 2-1 lead. The Bruins followed up that goal with plenty of chances but were unable to sneak an insurance goal past Kilgore.

The Red Wings had a chance to tie the game up on a penalty shot with Keegan Bruce, but Bruce nailed his shot off the post.

With 26 seconds left in the third, the Red Wings pulled their goalie and Carter Struthers was able to bury one past Steven Glass top shelf sending the game into overtime.

In the extra frame, 47 seconds in, the Bruins coughed up the puck deep inside of their zone and Miguel Pereria snuck one past Glass as the Red Wings beat the Bruins 3-2.

Steven Glass had another strong game with 40 saves but the Bruins fall behind 1-0 in the series.



A lot of positives from the Bruins side, but when it comes to the postseason it's always tough to lose a game like last night since the Bruins played a solid road game and now will walk away empty handed. This series is not going to be a short one between the two teams and will likely go at least 6 or 7 games.

Game 2 is tomorrow night and you can catch it on CJ1280 beginning at 5:45.