The Peninsula Panthers hockey team renewed its rivalry with the Victoria Cougars in a familiar manner in splitting their weekend games.
Matthew Seale scored his second goal of the season less than three minutes into the first overtime period to give the Panthers a 4-3 road victory over the Cougars Thursday night. SealeB次元官网网址檚 goal saved the Panthers from what could have been a collapse as the Panthers had raced out to what general manager Pete Zubersky called a B次元官网网址渃ommandingB次元官网网址� lead of three goals to none.
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Less than 10 minutes later, the score was tied 3-3, remaining so through the third period and part of the overtime until SealeB次元官网网址檚 winner. B次元官网网址淪eale had a great game, his best in his two years with the club,B次元官网网址� said Zubersky.
Connor Svienson back-stopped the Panthers to victory, saving 39 of 42 shots.
The Cougars exacted revenge for the narrow loss 24 hours later, beating the Panthers 6-1 with Logan Speirs tallying the PanthersB次元官网网址� lone goal at Panorama Recreation Centre.
Brayden Evans started in goal for the Panthers, taking the loss. Zubersky said Evans B次元官网网址減robably had two or three shots that he would have liked backB次元官网网址� noting the Cougars had better goaltending. B次元官网网址淚 thought that really factored into the success they had. We were spanked 6-1 but the score was really not indicative of the play.B次元官网网址�
Four games into the eight-game series to start the season, both teams have won two games, with the combined score total of 17-11 favouring the Cougars.
The two teams face off again Thursday, then again on Saturday with the Panthers hosting the Cougars, with a maximum of 50 fans allowed into Panorama Recreation Centre, as per measures designed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Zubersky said players get one or two tickets for family, with the rest going out to sponsors. B次元官网网址淏ut itB次元官网网址檚 difficult, really difficult,B次元官网网址� said Zubersky, when asked about what it is like to play in front of a limited audience. B次元官网网址淪ome of the arenas donB次元官网网址檛 get a whole lot more than that. But on the Peninsula, we do. ThatB次元官网网址檚 always a real pull for the kids to play out here, because we get the best support in the south. But I think everybody everybody understands it.B次元官网网址�
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