Bonar and Blues Drop Terriers In OT

Just when it looked like the Winnipeg Blues would take another 1 goal loss, they found a way to win.

Paul Bonar completed his hat-trick in overtime with a shot from the point that found it's way behind Terrier netminder Kirk Coswell, and the Blues won their first game of the showcase weekend 4-3.

The score was 2-1 Terriers after the first, with all 3 goals scored on the powerplay.

The 2nd was the Blues best period, but they couldn't find the back of the net even though they outshot the Terriers 18-6 in the period. 

In the 3rd, the Blues tied it on a point shot by Bonar that hit a stick and bounced over Coswell to even things up.

The lead was short lived after Shaq Merasty made a great pass across to Brendan Harms who had a tap in to give the Terriers a 3-2 lead.

The Blues had many chances to tie the game, but hit a post and a crossbar, and it once again looked like it wasn't going to be the Blues night.

With just under 2 minutes to go, Evan Gravenor was called for hooking.  But the Terrier powerplay lasted just 8 seconds before Andrew Wiebe was also called for the same thing.

The teams seemed poised to play 4 on 4 for the remainder of the game, but with 18 seconds left Adam Robson took a tripping penalty, giving the Blues a short powerplay.

With Martyniuk on the bench, the Blues threw everything at the net, and with three seconds left Andrew Hewitt picked up the puck through the scramble and roofed it, notching the game at 3.

The Blues would begin overtime with the man advantage, and kept the Terriers locked in their own zone and after three very nice glove saves by Coswell, Bonar would end it with a shot from the point that Coswell couldn't see, and the Blues skated away with their second win of the season 4-3.

The win improves the Blues record to 2-5-2-2, while the Terriers fall to 5-3-2-0.

Next action for the Blues is Saturday night when they'll face the 5-4-1-0 Dauphin Kings.  

Puck drop is set for 7:00 at the MTS Ice Plex.

Elsewhere at the showcase

Waywayseecappo  6               Steinbach    1

Dauphin                 5                Selkirk       2

Swan Valley          3                Winkler      2

OCN                    3                Saints         1