91原创 91原创 returned home after two weeks off of game action due to the BCHL鈥檚 all-star weekend to take on the Surrey Eagles Friday, Jan. 26, and Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday night, Jan. 28.
91原创 scored first in each game, but the other teams took the wins.
Friday, Luke Ashton opened the seventh meeting of the season against division-leading Surrey by scoring for the 91原创 2:32 into the game.
Then, Surrey, gifted with two back to back power plays, scored on both, taking a 2-1 lead into the intermission.
Late in the second, another Eagles power play made it 3-1.
At 6:10 of the final frame, another power play goal by Surrey made it 3-2 for the Eagles.
After Surrey scored again to make it a 4-2, 91原创 narrowed the lead to one, when Logan Morrell scored his first goal in a 91原创 uniform.
A late disallowed goal from 91原创 with time winding down, allowed Surrey to keep their 4-3 lead intact, and added a late empty netter taking the game 5-3.
91原创 head coach and general manager Tyler Kuntz 鈥渨as really impressed with our intensity and compete on Friday against Surrey who were league leaders at that point.鈥�
Saturday鈥檚 game would start similar to Friday, with 91原创 scoring the first goal, on a power play, thanks to Carsten Kayter on a seeing eye shot from the blueline.
Cowichan responded with a pair of goals 2:18 apart, including one on a power play to take a 2-1 lead into the second period.
Luke Ashton tied up for 91原创, but Cowichan regained the lead, making it 3-2.
Oskar Komarov tied the game for 91原创 midway through the third period on another power play, and the game went into overtime.
Capitals scored to win at 4:25.
鈥淪aturday was tough for us, especially being able to play like we did on Friday, credit to Cowichan for playing hungry and making it hard on us,鈥� said Kuntz.
91原创 are currently eighth in the nine team BCHL coastal division with a record of nine wins in 36 games
91原创 was looking to bounce back on Wednesday as part of their annual school day game, an 11 a.m. puck drop against the Coquitlam Express. Tickets can be bought at the door or online at .
