Nanaimo 1 Westshore 2 (OT)
First star Sam Spring scored the game winning goal with 36 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Westshore Wolves remain undefeated thanks to a 2-1 victory over the Nanaimo Buccaneers as 161 took in the Wednesday night contest between VIJHL Division leaders at The Q Centre.
It was a classic goaltenders’ battle, with third star Oskar Ponomarev stopping 40 shots in the Wolves net and second star Carter Puska 36 at the other end of the rink. After scoreless first and second periods, the teams traded goals in the final frame.
Kody Pham scored for Nanaimo and Mikhail Kazakov for Westshore in the third.
Westshore remained undefeated atop the South Division with 32 points, while Nanaimo holds first place in the North with 21 points.
