The Swan Valley Stampeders dropped their 2nd double OT game of their Semi-Final series on Tuesday night after 3-2 loss to the Steinbach Pistons in Game 3.
The Stampeders struck first in Game 3 as after a scramble in front it would be Jakob Jones getting credit and tapping it home for his 5th of the playoffs to make it 1-0 with 3:53 left in the opening frame.
Shots after 1: Stampeders 13, Pistons 8
In the 2nd, the home team added to their lead as Alex Walicki beat Dominik Wasik over the right pad just 5:18 into the period to make it 2-0 Swan.
But the Pistons responded just 4:16 later as Ethan Johnson’s long point shot beat a screened Kobe Grant for his 2nd of the playoffs to cut the Stamps lead to 2-1 through 40 minutes.
Shots through 2 periods: 26-14 Swan Valley
In the third would be the tying goal with 4:09 remaining as Ty Paisley’s shot pass was redirected in nicely by Dawson Milliken to tie the game.
After a scoreless overtime period, the Pistons got the game winner almost half-way through the double OT period as Milliken’s back-handed in the slot beat Grant over the left pad to give the road team the win.
Dominik Wasik earned his 3rd straight win in the series making 35 saves on 37 shots in the Pistons’ net, while Stamps G Kobe Grant made 38 stops in the loss.
Swan Valley will need a win in Game 4 on Wednesday night to keep their season alive as they trail the Best of 7 series, 3-0. Play by play on GX94 begins at 7:00PM MB time.