Playing on the road continues to be a struggle as Dynamiters lose 4-2 to Creston Valley

The Dynamiters braved the roads, that the entire East Kootenay is complaining about, to get to Creston. Turns out Creston was just as dangerous as the roads, and the Dynamiters lost 4-2 to Creston Valley.

Game Notes
Tyler Kinnon is back from injury.
Liam McBain got the start in net.

1st
The fans in Creston came loaded with teddy bears to throw on the ice once the Thundercats scored. They had to wait 10 minutes before they could flood the ice with teddy bears. Despite the Cats leading on the scoreboard, the Dynamiters fired 16 shots at Lefebvre, while the Cats directed 7 towards McBain.

2nd
Mazur continued his parade to the penalty box, but the Nitro's couldn't capitalize on the man advantage. Richter had a beauty of a chance, fired it high glove side, and Lefebvre snagged it. The Dynamiters had an excellent PK, blocking many shots, and also forcing the Cats to ice the puck. Tempers began to rise as a Nitro player was hit from behind (called as boarding). The score remained 1-0 for Creston, but again Kimberley outshot Creston 14-6. You could tell the Dynamiters were in tough as Lefebvre had built a brick wall.

3rd
Creston took it to Kimberley early in the third, scoring a goal on a desperate attempt by a sprawling McBain, then notching a PP goal, and then scoring a deflating SH goal. After the SH goal, the Dynamiters looked sluggish as they were down 4-0. But with under three minutes the Dynamiters turned up the heat to deny Lefebvre from his blank sheet. Rosolowsky took a cross the crease pass from Hancherow and got it beheind Lefebvre. Buckley almost got one as he chipped the puck over a scrum in front of the net, but couldn't get past a Hasek-like sprawling Lefebvre. In the dying seconds, Busch lobbed a puck on net and it deflected off the post and in past Lefebvre. It was too little too late. And in this period of high octane shots, the Cats outshot the Nitro's 17-13.

Nitro's Player of the Game
Jordan Busch - Yes he scored a goal, but he was calming on the break out, and furious in defending.

Honorable Mentions
Tyler Kinnon - Blocked shots, like he usually does.
Alex Rosolowsky - 1G

Further Reading
Boxscore