The Estevan Bruins and the Humboldt Broncos delivered a wildly entertaining game for fans at Affinity Place Saturday night.
Tanner Manz scored 2:35 into overtime to lift the Bruins to a 6-5 victory over the Broncos. Estevan had leads of 4-2 late in the second period and 5-3 in the third, but the Broncos fought back, and forced overtime.
Dain Sardelli scored 3:08 into the first period to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead, and Jayden Davis doubled the advantage with a goal about four minutes later.
Tristan Shewchuk and Spencer McHardy scored for the Broncos in the opening 2:06 of the second to tie the game. Kersey Reich’s goal three minutes after McHardy’s goal put the Bruins back in front, and it remained a 3-2 game until Cody Davis scored for the Bruins with 1:51 to play in the middle frame.
Just 48 seconds later, Reid Arnold scored for Humboldt to pull the Broncos back to within one.
Cody Davis appeared to give the Bruins some much-needed breathing room when he scored 5:47 into the third, but former Bruin Logan Foster scored moments later to pull the Broncos to within one, and Logan Kurki tied the game with seven minutes remaining.
Keenan Rancier made 34 saves for the Bruins, who improved their record to 21-18-3-1.
Estevan still holds the eighth and final playoff spot in the league’s overall standings, but they sit just one point behind the Broncos for seventh. The Bruins have two games in hand.
Up next for the Bruins is a four games in five nights road trip that starts Tuesday night in Nipawin.
