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91Ô­´´ fall in home opener

91Ô­´´ splits first two games of BCHL season
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91Ô­´´ 91Ô­´´ goaltender Jim Kruger chips the puck past Surrey Eagles forward Sean McGovern during BCHL action at the 91Ô­´´ Events Centre on Saturday.

Special teams did in the 91Ô­´´ 91Ô­´´ in the team's home opener.

The 91Ô­´´ allowed three power-play goals, plus another short-handed, as they fell 5-2 to the Surrey Eagles on Saturday night at the 91Ô­´´ Events Centre.

The Eagles other goal came into an empty net.

And while Surrey's power play was clicking — it went 3-for-8 — the 91Ô­´´ managed just one man-advantage goal in their eight tries.

The 91Ô­´´ did win the season opener between the two junior A hockey clubs thanks to Mario Puskarich's second goal of the game, during three-on-three overtime, to win 3-2.

Mike Tebbutt and Puskarich had scored power-play goals two minutes apart in the second period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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91Ô­´´ 91Ô­´´'s Mike Tebbutt screens Surrey Eagles goaltender Andrew Hunt during Saturday's BCHL game at the 91Ô­´´ Events Centre.

 

Michael Stenerson responded with two power-play goals of his own for Surrey, including the equalizer during a two-man advantage with six minutes remaining.

Jim Kruger made 40 saves in the win and then another 30 in Saturday's defeat.

Surrey never trailed in the back-end of the home-and-home series.

Linden Saip and Mitch Spooner scored in the opening period.

Puskarich got the 91Ô­´´ on the board, before Tyler Morley's short-handed tally made it 3-1 after 40 minutes.

Surrey's Robert Lindores and 91Ô­´´'s Derek Sutliffe traded goals in the third before Lindores scored into the empty net.

The 91Ô­´´ are back in Surrey on Friday before heading to Powell River for a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday.



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