The North Vancouver Wolf Pack overcame the Mission City Outlaws 6-4 at Harry Jerome Recreation Centre. With the win, the Pack has won their first three games of the season against Mission.
Eli Macaulay played in his first career PJHL game, stopping 34 of 38 shots for his first-ever PJHL win. Macaulay’s hot start through the first 40 minutes helped North Van defeat the Outlaws.
Max Kinnee started the scoring five minutes into the first period on the power play, earning his eighth goal of the season. Hewson continued his remarkable start late in the first, scoring his fifth goal of the year in as many games.
The middle frame ended in a deadlock, with neither team capitalizing despite the Wolf Pack shooting 19 shots on net. Ryan Tse remained hot, scoring seven minutes into the third for his eleventh of the season. Macaulay’s shutout was foiled halfway through the third when Saajan Gill scored on the power play. Tse, though, responded moments later, scoring his second of the game and his fifth goal in two games. Lucas Davidson continued the scoring a couple of minutes later, giving the Wolf Pack a 5-1 lead.
The Outlaws did not quit, they went on to score three straight goals in a minute and a half to make it a one-goal game with only five minutes remaining. Mission was unable to find the game-tying goal, as Davidson sealed the win with his second of the game on an empty net with seconds left to make it a 6-4 win.
The captain, Davidson, had himself a night with two goals and two assists. Kinnee scored one goal and two assists, now with nine points in his last two games. Braydon Suderman potted three assists on the night and Tse now has five goals and eight points in his past two games. The four forwards now take up four of the top-seven spots in point-getters in the PJHL.
The Wolf Pack return to the road to take on the Aldergrove Ironmen next Friday, Oct. 30.
