The Nipawin Hawks won their fourth straight game, and moved into third place in the SJHL standings with a 3-2 overtime win in Weyburn.
Carson Erhardt scored the winner 1:09 into the extra frame, as the Hawks (27-18-3-0) out-shot Weyburn 43-18.
Jeremy Bisson and Bronson Adams also scored, and Ross Hawryluk made 16/18 saves for Nipawin, who jumped out of three way tie with Melfort and La Ronge, and past Yorkton into third.
Joseph Young made 40/43 saves in goal for the Red Wings (18-28-1-1). Dante Ballarin and Quinton Hill did the scoring, giving the Wings a 2-1 lead at one point in the second period.
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Hunter Larocque and Scott McKenzie scored twice each, with McKenzie’s second coming in overtime and the Kindersley Klippers did their playoff hopes a favour with a 4-3 (OT) win over Humboldt.
That brings the Klippers (19-22-6-1) back within three points of Estevan for the final playoff spot.
Steven Bacovsky made 25/28 saves in the victory.
Tristan Shewchuk led the Broncos (22-19-7-2) with a goal and an assist, while Logan Kurki and Reid Arnold added the others. Humboldt’s still eight points up on Kindersley.
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The Flin Flon Bombers matched Nipawin with their fourth win in a row, a 4-3 victory in Yorkton, their first game of a four games in five nights stretch.
Mason Martin (1g-1a) and Matt Raymond made it 2-0 Flin Flon after the first period, while Tristan Lemyre added one more in the second, and Cole Rafuse added the eventual winner in period three. Cal Schell made 44/47 saves, improving to 3-0-0 since joining the Bombers (31-10-5-0).
Chantz Petruic was in on all three goals for the Terriers (27-19-1-1), scoring his 55th goal of the season and adding two assists, now sitting at 104 points on the year. Alec Zawatsky (1g-1a) and Jordan Guiney added the others, and Philippe Bond made 44/48 saves. Yorkton’s now out of the top three, sitting in fourth with a pack of teams close behind.
