A power play marker from Reid Reinholdt late in the third period was enough to help the Coquitlam Adanacs snap a five-game losing streak and down the Nanaimo Timbermen last Saturday night.
Reinholdt’s marker came with just three minutes left in the Western Lacrosse Association game, a back-and-forth affair right from the opening faceoff that saw the lead change a handful of times.
Matthew Delmonico was the first to score for the A’s, before Ryan Johnson helped his team to a 3-2 lead midway through the first period.
But the home team managed to keep the score close and even took a lead early in the second period when they scored five unanswered goals in a row to lead 6-4 at one point.
Coquitlam’s Vinny Ricci’s stick came alive in the second, scoring two goals in the middle frame on his way to a six-point night (four goals and two assists) that earned him first-star honours.
Nanaimo tied the game up several times but was never able to re-take the lead and the score was 11-10 for the visitors when the final buzzer sounded. Dinsdale managed to score two goals and six assists for eight points on the night, while Delmonico finished up with three points (one goal and two assists).
Saturday’s win was the first for the Adanacs since June 26, with the most recent loss coming on the road to the Langley Thunder last Wednesday.
Despite four-point nights for Dinsdale and Ryan Johnson, Coquitlam still found themselves on the wrong side of a 10-8 decision at the Langley Events Centre.
Johnson scored first for the visitors and Coquitlam hung on to the lead for most of the first two periods, with goals from Brock Whiteley, Brian Gillis and Ricci.
However, Langley started finding the back of the net in the third and eventually tied things up and took a two goal lead thanks to the work of Matt Krisiansen and Cole Shafer.
Coquitlam is still in the hunt for a playoff berth in the WLA post-season.
The team is currently in fifth place in the league with a 7-8-0 record, one game behind the Burnaby Lakers and three games ahead of the Timbermen. The Adanacs will take on the third-place Victoria Shamrocks this Saturday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Face off is at 7 p.m.
@TriCityNews
