The Waywayseecappo Wolverines will have to come from behind in the series as they dropped a 3-2 game in overtime to fall behind 3-0 in the best of seven series to the Dauphin Kings.
Gavin Nemis’ third goal of the playoffs at the 3:29 mark into the first overtime gave the Kings the win at Credit Union Place.
The first period for the third consecutive game was scoreless. Dauphin led the shots 17-11.
But in the second period, both teams went off as Matthew Thomas scored the first goal of the game on a 4-on-2 chance.
The Wolverines tied it up at the 13:09 mark as Maddox Mason’s shot found its way through.
But just over a minute later, Cayden Glover scored his second of the playoffs to give the Kings a 2-1 lead.
But with a minute left to go in the period, Sebastian Stone scored the series’ first powerplay goal as he was able to bang in a rebound to make it 2-2.
In the third period, the Kings were mostly all over the Wolverines with a 15-4 shot advantage, except the final minutes were controlled by the Wolverines.
But Nemis’ goal in the overtime was one of the only two shots in the extra frame, both by Dauphin.
Mariko Bercier was spectacular with 53 saves in the game, but in a loss. Cole Sheffield stopped 23 of 25 in the win.
The Kings have a chance to win the series on Thursday night in Waywayseecappo, as they game starts at 7:30pm.