Exhibition game number 6 for the Winnipeg Blues went down last night at the MTS Ice Plex. And for the second straight game, the game ended in a tie.
The Blues got off to a great start, when Jeff Borse put a nice shot over the left shoulder of Pistons netminder Brenden Edie to open the scoring just under 5 minutes into the first.
The Pistons would tie it midway through the first when Brett Fargher went five hole on Blues goalie Tyler Denchuk, and knotted the game at 1.
It would stay that way until the 2nd, and the Blues struck early. Nineteen seconds in to be exact, Patrick Henderson slipped one past Edie, to get the lead back for the Blues.
Ben Morgan would give the Blues a 2 goal cushion five minutes later on the powerplay, tapping home a rebound as Winnipeg wrapped up a two man advantage, and the Blues would head into the third with a 3-1 lead.
The Pistons had a strong third period, and just under 7 minutes in, 1994 defenceman Stefan Hak (Who i personally thought had a very solid game) would get Steinbach within one after his shot from the point hit a body and found it's way behind goaltender Isaiah Plett, who came in midway through the 2nd period.
Midway through the 3rd, the Pistons would tie it as Tanner Harms would bulge the twine, and once again, the Blues would be heading to overtime.
Overtime was fast, exciting, and had chances at both ends. I don't believe there was a whistle for the entire 5 minutes. The best chance of overtime went to Conor Stephenson who was sent in alone and beat netminder Bryan Tait, but rang it off the crossbar.
Next action for the Blues is tonight (Saturday) when they'll travel to Steinbach to once again face the Pistons. Puck drop is set for 7:30.
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