Night 20

In Merritt at Nicola Valley Arena the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (10-2) erased a two goal third period deficit to defeat the Centennials (1-9-0-2) 5-4 in double overtime. After leading 1-0 and 2-1 in the first and second periods the Silverbacks found themselves trailing 4-2 heading into the final frame. Once again special teams was key to the Salmon Arm victory finishing two-for-four on the power play and five-for-five on the penalty kill including a shorthanded goal. Lyndon Stanwood came off the bench and stopped all 23 shots he faced to pick up the victory while defenceman Justin Krabben had a goal and three points.

In Trail at the Cominco Arena the Penticton Vees (9-4) erased a two goal deficit with three minutes remaining to defeat the Smoke Eaters (8-5-0-1) 4-3 in overtime. Trailing by two and shorthanded for nine minutes the Vees' Joey Laleggia scored to get his team within one goal before LaLeggia again tallied with less than a minute left to force overtime.

In Vernon at the Wesbild Centre the Vipers (7-4-1-2) survived a third period collapse to defeat the Westside Warriors (5-6-1) 6-4. Trailing 4-2 the Warriors tallied twice in the final frame to tie the game only to have the Vipers respond and retake the lead for good 35 seconds later on Pat McGillis' second goal of the game.

In Surrey at the South Arena the Eagles (8-6) used a power play hattrick from Bradley McGowan to defeat the Quesnel Millionaires (3-7-1) 3-2. Trailing twice McGowan tied the game on the man advantage before scoring a third time on the power play in the third period to take the only lead needed. Vinny Lessard was sharp in net making 42 saves for the victory.

In Port Alberni at Weyerhaeuser Arena the Alberni Valley Bulldogs (6-2-1) held onto a three goal third period lead to defeat the Prince George Spruce Kings (2-10-0-2) 5-4. Trailing 5-2 the Spruce Kings scored twice in the final three and a half minutes to get within one goal but could not find the equalizer with 18 seconds remaining.

In Langley at the Events Centre the Chiefs (9-1-0-2) scored six goals in the third period to defeat the Coquitlam Express (6-4-0-1) 7-5. Trailing 3-1 the Chiefs scored four times in the first eight minutes of the third period to take a 5-3 lead. Coquitlam answered back to tie the game at five with five minutes remaining before Langley went ahead for good with 83 seconds left.

In Powell River at Hap Parker Arena the Kings (8-3-1) defeated the Cowichan Valley Capitals (4-8) 4-1. Led by three point games from Chad Niddery and Matt Garbowsky the Kings collected their third straight win.