The Port Moody Panthers notched their ninth win of the season on Saturday night, taking down the Grandview Steelers in a 6-2 bout on home ice.
The victory was one of the best showings the team has had all season, with the club seeing scoring up and down the lineup, while holding off the Tom Shaw Conference second place Steelers.
Kyle Dosanjh opened the scoring for the Cats, burying a pass from Evan Gain seven minutes into the opening frame.
Grandview responded with a goal from Nicolas Bizzutto on the power play and briefly held a 2-1 lead after Ian Prevost scored midway through the second.
However, the Panthers’ offence came alive in the second half of the game, with Gain tying things up on the power play and Dryden Wust scoring the go-ahead marker before the second intermission.
It was all Port Moody in the third period, with insurance markers from James Jerczynski, Alexander McGovern and an empty-netter from Sam Bodnaruk in the dying minutes of the game.
Panthers rookie defenceman Brandon Armstrong was named first-star of the game for assisting on three goals, increasing his season point total to 16 (six goals, 10 assists). Gain was second star of the night and Dosanjh was third.
Port Moody got strong goaltending from Joshua Barrett, who stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced.
Things did not go quite as well for Port Moody on Friday night, when the team suffered a 4-1 road loss at the hands of the Abbotsford Pilots.
The Panthers will suit up for the first home game of February on Saturday against Langley. Port Moody was expected to take on Richmond Thursday night after The Tri-City News’ deadline.
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