The Swan Valley Stampeders dropped their third straight game, losing 5-3 to the Blizzard Saturday night in The Pas.
The Stampeders jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Ethan Lintner and Amar Powar seven minutes apart. Linter collected his first MJHL goal, cleaning up a rebound at 2:48 and Amar Powar scored an absolute beauty just past the 11-minute mark, scoring his fifth of the season to give the road team a 2-0 lead heading to the dressing room.
The Blizzard took over in the second period, scoring three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead. Goals by Kieran Cooke (1:32, PP), Marlen Edwards (6:51, PP) and Reeve Sukut (9:09).
Landen Gulutzan tied the game 3-3, snapping home his ninth of the season, 4:33 into the third period. Quincy Supprien responded for the home team, smacking one home for his 10th of the year at 6:27 and Sabastian Hamming added an empty net goal at 19:41 to secure a 5-3 Blizzard win Saturday night.
Final shots
Swan Valley – 32
The Blizzard – 54
The MJHL will now take a break as the MJHL/SJHL showcase will take place January 30 – 31 at Seven Oaks Sportsplex in Winnipeg. Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff will be the only active Stampeder member attending.
Swan Valley will return to action next Saturday against the Portage Terries at Stride Place. Catch all the action on FloHockey. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m..