Bruins Unble to Finish off Klippers

The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins were unable to complete the sweep in their Survivor Series with the Kindersley Klippers after the Klippers beat the Bruins 3-1.

The Klippers got on the scoreboard 56 seconds into the game as the Bruins got a on a Klippers 3 on 2 rush. The Klippers Ryan Doner was the trailer and snuck a shot past the glove side of the Bruins Curtis Martinu.

The Bruins responded shortly afterwards on their first powerplay opportunity as Martinu found Tanner Froese in the neutral zone, Froese found Morrison inside the blue line and Morrison let go a lazer of a shot on the high blocker side as the Bruins tied the game 1-1.

The Bruins had several opportunities to grab the lead in the first period but were unable to get a shot in the back of the net and had to settle for the tie after 20 minutes.\

The 2nd period has caused problems for the Bruins in the Survivor Series and that was the case once again as the Bruins fell into penalty trouble as they took three straight penalties in the period. The first penalty saw Froese sit for 12 minutes with a hit to the head penalty. While the Klippers didn't score on the powerplay, shortly afterwards Stefan Seel deflected a shot from the point that got past Martinu to give Kindersley the lead. The score remained 2-1.

The Bruins couldn't get the equalizer with ta late powerplay instead Martinu's pass was knocked down in the neutral zone which allowed Brandon Lauder to seal the win for Kindersley.

Game 4 will go tonight in Estevan and you can catch it on CJ1280 and discoverestevan.com beginning at 7:15.