Port Moody Black Panthers have learned that losing in overtime beats losing period.
The Cats chalked up their league-high third OT loss last Thursday in Mission but wound up with three points in two games after trimming the Aldergrove Kodiaks 3-2 Saturday in Pacific International Jr. 'B' hockey league play at Port Moody Rec Complex.
A 5-4 defeat to the host Mission Icebreakers still gave the Cats a single point and, coupled with their win over the Kodiaks, improved them to 4-1-3 and in top spot by a single digit in the five-team Harold Brittain Conference.
Against the Kodiaks, Trevor Kang's goal six minutes into the third period proved the winner for the Cats, who got a stellar 42-save showing from goalie Nicholas Taylor.
Martin Campbell and Dylan Friel, with the Cats shorthanded, netted the other PoMo goals.
Versus Mission, the Cats' Cam Patterson forced overtime when he scored with just 55 ticks remaining in regulation time.
Richard Moul, Campbell and Kang also struck net in a losing cause, as Mission posted its first victory in seven games thus far this season.
The Cats host the Abbotsford Pilots on Saturday, 7:45 p.m.
