The Kimberley Dynamiters continue to play hockey, despite the off-ice distractions.
The Dynamiters had a rematch this past Tuesday against the Creston Valley Thunder Cats at the Civic Centre. The Nitro's had played a lousy game against the T'-Cats on Friday losing 3-2, and were seeking revenge.
The Dynamiters opened the scoring late in the first, as the-continuously-scoring Brock Palmer scored a power play goal; his 16th on the year. He is also now on a four-game scoring streak, and six-game point streak.
The defining moment happened in the middle period when there was a tussle after the play, and only Nicholas Graham was given a five minute major for fighting. On the following power play for the Thuder Cats, they scored two power play goals to take a 2-1 lead.
The Nitro's looked deflated to end the second period, but came out on a mission to tie the game. It took until just under six minutes for Brandt Bertoia to score the game tying goal, forcing overtime.
A hard fought four-on-four first period of overtime yielded no results, so the second overtime period of three-on-three started. Again, many chances, but no goal registered. So this game ended in a deserving, but undramatic, tie.
As a result, the Nitro's did not lose or gain any ground in the standings, maintaining their six point lead over the Thunder Cats.
The Nitro's have a lone-game weekend, hosting the Beaver Valley Nitehawks for the second weekend in a row. Last weekend, the Nitro's played one of their best games, outscoring the 'Hawks 7-2. The meeting before that was early in the season, on September 16, and the Nitehawks won 6-4 at home.
The Nitehawks sit second in their division, but have only three points less than the Kimberley Dynamiters. So while fans may hope for a game similar to last weekend, expect it to be very different.
The puck drops at 7:30pm at the Kimberley Civic Centre.
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