The Kimberley Dynamiters have won two straight games to lead their best-of-seven series with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats, earning a 3-1 victory in Game 3 on Monday.
Falling 3-2 in overtime in Game 1, the Dynamiters have since shutout the Thunder Cats 4-0 in Game 2 and earned a 3-1 victory in Creston on Monday to take the 2-1 series lead.
Kimberley outshot Creston 33-26 in the contest as Jett Saharchuk scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the second period. Saharchuk’s second-period goal came with just 2:33 remaining, adding another power play goal in the third to seal the victory. Mitch Fargey also had a pair of assists in the win for the Dynamiters.
Adam Andersen stopped 25 of 26 shots in the victory for a .962 SV% while Jaden Little made 30 saves in the loss for a .909 SV%. Through three games, Andersen now has a 1.27 GAA and a .940 SV% including the shutout in Game 2.
Both teams return to action in Game 4 on Tuesday, as the Thunder Cats yet again host the Dynamiters at Creston’s Johnny Buyck Arena at 7:00 pm.
Depending on the result, the series will at least return to Kimberley for Game 5 on Thursday at 7:30 pm. If needed, Game 6 and Game 7 would be played Friday and Saturday.
| Series | Date | Teams | Location | Time |
| Game 1 | Fri. February 28th | Dynamiters (2) vs Thunder Cats (3) | Kimberley Civic Centre | 7:00pm |
| Game 2 | Sat. February 28th | Dynamiters (4) vs Thunder Cats (0) | Kimberley Civic Centre | 7:00pm |
| Game 3 | Mon. March 2nd | Thunder Cats (1) vs Dynamiters (3) | Johnny Bucyk Arena | 7:30pm |
| Game 4 | Tues. March 3rd | Thunder Cats vs Dynamiters | Johnny Bucyk Arena | 7:30pm |
| Game 5 | Thurs. March 5th | Dynamiters vs Thunder Cats | Kimberley Civic Centre | 7:00pm |
| *Game 6* | Fri. March 6th | Thunder Cats vs Dynamiters | Johnny Bucyk Arena | 7:30pm |
| *Game 7* | Sun. March 8th | Dynamiters vs Thunder Cats | Kimberley Civic Centre | 7:00pm |
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