Blues Get Much Needed Win Against Blizzard

The Winnipeg Blues snapped a 3 game losing streak last night as they downed the OCN Blizzard 4-3 at the MTS Ice Plex.

It looked like it was going to be another long night for the Blues when Colin Fay opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into the opening frame.

But Winnipeg kept chipping away and were rewarded when Jeff Borse netted his 10th of the year to even things up.

Dylan Kelly would give the Blues a 2-1 lead late in the period when the teams headed to the dressing rooms.

In the second, Dustin Bruyere would score his first goal against his former team, tying things up for the Blizzard.  Bruyere was dealt to OCN earlier in the week in exchange for Brett Stovin.

The Blues would regain their one goal lead before the period would run out when Paul Bonar would find the back of the net with his 12th of the year.   Bonar leads all MJHL defenseman in goals (12) and tied for points (26) after thirty one games this season.

In the third Evan Gravenor notched the eventual game winner early in the period, giving the Blues a 4-2 lead. 

The Blizzard would make things interesting after Guillaume Vallee put the puck behind Brett Martyniuk on the power play, but the Blues would shut the door after that, skating away with a much needed 4-3 win.

A night earlier, the Blues fell 7-5 against the Winnipeg Saints.

The Saints scored three in the first 2:23 of the second period, and that would turn out to be the difference as the two teams would trade goals the rest of the way.

Adam Stoykewych, Connor Cleverley, Jeff Borse, Jason Gardiner and Evan Gravenor all scored for the Blues in a losing cause.

Winnipeg is now off until next Thursday, as they get set to host the 19-8-3-1 Portage Terriers.  Puck drop is set for 7:30 at the Ice Plex.