The Estevan Westmoreland peewee AA Bruins has the edge in round one of their playoff series after they defeated Moose Jaw 4-3 on March 1.
Moose Jaw held Estevan scoreless in the first period and led 1-0 after 20 minutes.
The Bruins fell 2-0 in the second, but scored three straight goals to lead by one. Riley Nivens, Josh Romanyk and Joey Meredith each lit the lamp. Turner McMillen, Ben Wagstaff, Chase Gedak and Cody Davis earned the assists.
Each team scored a goal in the third, with Davis netting one for the Bruins.
Throughout the game coach Darryl Davis noticed that his team was putting a lot of pressure on the opposition by back-checking hard.
Along with pressuring Moose Jaw's offence another key to the victory was to create as many scoring opportunities as possible by cycling the puck low and driving to the net.
“We were moving the puck fast and moving the puck around, which kept them on their heels,” Davis said.
Davis was also impressed by how his team outshot Moose Jaw 45-24.
“We dominated the game against a tough goalie, and it was good to get that win for a change,” he said.
The Bruins are back in action for Game 2 of the best-of-three series on March 7 at Affinity Place, with the game starting at 1:30 p.m.
To continue to have success against Moose Jaw, Davis said his team has to be fast.
“We’re a small team, so we have to use our speed and just keep cycling that puck down in their end and keep it low.”
