VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds ended the Dinos' win streak at five games, upending Calgary 5-3 Saturday night at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
BOX SCORE
Wyatt Hamilton led the T-Birds with two goals, including a power play marker from the top of the face-off circle to tie the game at two in the second period. Dustin Kimber, Max Grassi, and Nate Fleming each had goals for the Thunderbirds as well.
The Dinos established an early lead thanks to a go-ahead goal from
Blake Clement in the first period, but squandered that lead as the game progressed.
Walker Wintoneak and
Dylan Hood also found the back of the net in the Dinos' losing effort.
Both teams scored on their first shots of the game with Fleming's knuckleball fooling Butler to get things started for UBC. Calgary answered back with one of their own as Wintoneak's long range shot trickled through Stanford's legs.
It was a strange night of netminding as all four goaltenders saw action in the game. Calgary's
Dustin Butler and UBC's Steven Stanford started the night, with
Kris Lazaruk playing the final frame for the Dinos, and Jordan White earning the victory with 40 minutes of play for UBC.
UBC put in a gutsy effort to come from behind with Dustin Kimber getting past the Dino defence to tuck away a feed from Jordan Inglis and permanently reestablish the T-Bird lead.
The team's desperate play and constant pressure paid off with a final nail in the coffin as veteran T-Bird Max Grassi capitalized on a weird bounce off the boards to make it 5-2 late in the game.
Dylan Hood's last minute power play goal from the side of the UBC net got Calgary a little closer, but it was too late to close the gap.
The game ended with a series of scrums and misconducts as the two teams said their bitter farewells.
The win leaves the Thunderbirds tied for fourth with Manitoba in the conference, while Calgary sits tied with Alberta in second place. Up next, both teams hit the road. Calgary heads to Regina to take on the Huskies, while UBC faces Alberta in Edmonton.
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