The Terriers took a 4-3 lead Saturday night, closing out the game in overtime against Flin Flon.
It was a game that followed a fairly common pattern for the Terriers on home ice, with a quick lead heading into the second period before a tie deadlock requiring the duration of the game to resolve. The home ice advantage was not as pronounced tonight, as the crowds were disturbingly thin in a largely empty arena.
Yorkton quickly snapped off two goals in roughly the first minute: its first was at just 31 seconds into the first period, with a second not far behind. The lead would last a little while; Flin Flon tied it up eventually in the second period.
Goalies on both sides appeared to get a little tired about half way through the game, with reaction time slowing a little. That cost both teams on a few occassions.
The game had relatively little drama in the way of penalties and punchouts, and the Terriers sunk one into the Bombers' net into overtime, finishing the game.
Coach Mat Hehr was happy with the win, but felt things could have been tightened up a bit on the home front.
"It was a ugly win, that's for sure," said Hehr.
"You know, when you go up three goals, you don't want to give up the lead and, unfortunately, we did. A team playing three games in three nights, I was hoping we'd have more energy than they did. But, you know, you gotta give it to 'em. They had the firepower, and we just made mental mistakes. They're very easy to fix; we've just got to be better."
Hehr perked up on the Viterra Division match coming up Tuesday against Estevan.
"I like the Tuesday home games. For whatever reason, we play pretty well. So we've gotta get fired up for that. They've [Estevan] been playing very good and they've got arguably one of the best goaltenders...we're going to have to get in his eyes and not let him see any pucks."
