It came right down to the buzzer but two goals with the extra man late in the third period helped the Coquitlam Adanacs notch a victory against the Burnaby Lakers Saturday night.
A’s runner Reid Reinholdt scored the tying marker with 39 seconds left in the game and most fans at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex were settling in for some overtime.
But Ryan Johnson had other ideas.
Fed by Reinholdt, the 26-year-old A’s forward managed to sneak the ball past Lakers netminder Tye Belanger to score the game winner with 18 seconds left in regulation.
The win was the fourth victory of Coquitlam’s Western Lacrosse Association season and the team is currently in third place.
But the A’s couldn’t muster the same magic the next night during a road game against the Maple Ridge Burrards.
Coquitlam kept the score to within a goal for most of the night but the offence dried up in the final minutes of the third period.
The Burrards scored the go-ahead goal at the 13 minute mark of the final frame and the A’s failed to equalize before the clock ran out.
The Coquitlam Adanacs will host the Langley Thunder at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Saturday. Face off is at 7 p.m. For more information go to www.wlalacrosse.com.
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