The Winnipeg Blues got a much needed two points with a 5-4 overtime win over division rival Selkirk Steelers.
Heading into the game the second place Blues held a three point lead over the fourth place Selkirk Steelers in the tight Addison division, with the Steelers holding a game in hand.
Every game seems to have a playoff type feel now with teams vying for playoff spots as we roll into the home stretch of the schedules.
The Blues got off to a two goal lead after the opening period with Jeff Borse and Dylan Kelly scoring for the visitors.
The Steelers would answer with a pair of their own in the second, but the Blues Warren Callis would restore the lead for Winnipeg and the Blues headed into the third with a 3-2 lead.
Selkirk tied the game seven minutes into the third, but it was short lived as Blues Derek Gingera would light the lamp on the powerplay with just over seven minutes to play, regaining Winnipeg's one goal lead.
The lead would hold up until Selkirk's Dylan Heide tied the game with just over a minute to go, sending the game into overtime.
Both teams wanted that very important second point, and Gingera would notch his second goal, third point of the game late in the extra frame, giving Winnipeg a 5-4 overtime win.
As it stands now, just eight points separate first place from fourth place in the Addison division, and only four points separate second from fourth.
Winnipeg (2nd, 66pts) has just 11 games left in the regular season, Portage (1st, 70pts) has 13 games left, Winkler (3rd, 63pts) has 14 games left, while Selkirk (4th, 62pts) has 12.
The Blues are back on the ice Saturday night when they host Swan Valley at the Ice Plex.
Puck drop is set for 7:30.
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