The Victoria Grizzlies are hoping to bounce back after a disappointing 5-4 overtime loss to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in game 2 of BCHL playoff action this weekend.
Sunday afternoonB次元官网网址檚 game, which took place at The Q Centre, was mostly a game of back and forth. VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Dayne Finnson opened the scoring with a shot from Jamie Rome and Drayson Pears to get one by Bulldogs netminder John Hawthorne just past the minute mark the first. But six minutes later, BulldogsB次元官网网址� Michael Sacco answered right back, netting one from Julian Benner.
Still deadlocked after two
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GrizzliesB次元官网网址� Shawn OB次元官网网址橫alley scored the teamB次元官网网址檚 second of the night, followed by a goal by BulldogsB次元官网网址� Mitchell Oliver to bring the scoring to two a piece at the end of the first.
Heading into the third, Rome capitalized on the power play after BulldogsB次元官网网址� Spencer Hora was sent to the box for charging.
score in OT to win game two.
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The teams exchanged leads until BulldogsB次元官网网址� Michael Sacco tied it up at 18:37 in the final stanza, sending the game to overtime. It was Oliver from Benner who found the back of the net 3:56 into overtime.
Grizzlies goalie Zachary Rose stopped 37 or 42 shots on the night.
The Bulldogs lead 2-0 in the best of 7 series. They also won game one Friday night with a score of 5-4 in overtime.
Game 3 goes Tuesday, March 6 and game 4 goes the following night, both at the Weyerhaeuser Arena. Puck drops at 7 p.m.
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