With the game on the line, the Prince George Spruce Kings put it in the hands of their captain.
At the 18:51 mark of overtime, Ben Poisson skated down main street and ripped a hard shot over the glove of Victoria Grizzlies netminder Kurtis Chapman to complete the four-game sweep of the Coastal Conference Championship Series on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory.
HOW SWEEP IT IS!
Ben Poisson wins it in overtime and the Prince George @SpruceKings are headed back to the Fred Page Cup final! #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/98dZUX1DHm
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) April 3, 2019
Prince George had to come back and earn the Game Four victory after falling behind 2-1 after 40 minutes courtesy of a pair of goals from Alex Newhook.
After taking a hard hit in the middle frame, Layton Ahac evened the score for the Spruce Kings at 9:41 of the third period letting a hard wrist shot go from the top of the face off circles, handcuffing Chapman.
It’s coming right down to the wire in Victoria!
The @SpruceKings tie it 2-2 in the third period thanks to this clutch goal by Layton Ahac. #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mHHPA8sjyR
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) April 3, 2019
This is the second consecutive round Prince George ended a series in the minimum amount of four games as they outshot the Grizzlies 44-36 overall.
Logan Neaton made 34 saves in net for the Spruce Kings who will await the winner of the Interior Final between the Vernon Vipers and the Wenatchee Wild.
A four-point effort by Vipers forward Teddy Wooding propelled them to a convincing 7-2 win over the Wild on Tuesday with Game Four set for tonight (Wednesday) in Vernon.
The Vipers lit the lamp seven times on just 20 shots against Wenatchee goaltender Austin Park.
Regardless of wins the series, the Spruce Kings will have home ice advantage.
One of those goals that can only be described by one word…WOW! @VernonVipers lead it 6-1 over Wenatchee now. #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/IuSlkStEyc
— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) April 3, 2019
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