Kimberley Dynamiters win 6-3, bringing a 2-0 series lead over Beaver Valley Nitehawks home

The Kimberley Dynamiters were looking to take a strong hold on the series, while Beaver Valley Nitehawks were looking to level the series and make it a best of five series.

Game Notes

• Tyson Brouwer started
• Injuries/Scratches: Mallard, Campanella, Roy, Pagura

1st

Beaver Valley was quick in establishing a lead, scoring 90 seconds into the game. Beaver Valley continued their peppering of the Kimberley D and goalie. The Dynamiters drew even on a PP goal by Rosolowsky (however, when you look at the boxscore, there is no penalty listed against Beaver Valley at that time, or at ANY point during the game). As the period drew to a close, Wallace got a brilliant chance due to a give-away, and the Dynamiters took a 2-1 lead. Their first lead of the series. The Nitehawks led in shots, 14-6.

Dynamiter fans were treated to AC/DC's TNT, the Dynamiter intro song, during the intermission. Well done BV Webcast Crew!

2nd

The Dynamiters continued to excel on the PP, as Prevost lofted one up and over for a 3-1 lead, and Busch drilled one in from the point, 4-1. The Nitehawks responded quickly, and made it a 4-2 game. Kimberley, though, was insistent on keeping their three goal lead, and Marchi tallied one with just under four minutes left. Beaver Valley swapped goalies after the goal. The Nitehawks had a slight edge in shots, 9-8.

3rd

I'm a firm believer that anything can happen, and that even if a team is up by three goals, they could still win or lose the game. And Beaver Valley was making a case for that, with six minutes gone in the period, they cut into the Dynamiters lead. However, Kimberley began to play a possession game, and were holding onto the puck, essentially playing keep away. The Nitehawks, with nothing to lose, pulled the goalie with two minutes left. But 1:37 left, Prevost got the turnover and scored on the empty net. The Dynamiters won 6-3, while the Nitehawks led 13-4 in shots.

Kimberley returns home with a 2-0 series lead. setting themselves up for a potential sweep. There was definitely sadness from the webcast crew as they mentioned that this could be Beaver Valley's last home game this season. The Dynamiters are 4-2 at home during the playoffs and 6-1 on the road.

Dynamiter Player of the Game

Braden Saretsky - 3A. Also the KIJHL star of the game, and KI's Who's Hot.

Honorable Mentions

Coy Prevost - 2G 1A

Jared Marchi - 1G 1A

Jordan Busch - Had the eventual GWG.

Further Reading

Boxscore

Taylor Rocca write up