The Yorkton Terriers overcame a 2-0 deficit and defeated the Melville Millionaires 3-2 Friday night to take a 3-games-to-2 lead in the best of seven Sherwood Division final.
I thought this game looked a lot like Monday night. On Monday, the Mils were 3-1 winners despite being outshot 40-23, and I felt they were also outskated, outhit, and didn't match Yorkton's desire.
Wednesday, it was Melville who stepped up and totally dominated giving their fans hope of, not necessarily a repeat performance, but at least something that looked better than Monday (it should be noted, when I was in Melville on Wednesday, the folks associated with the Mils saw the game on Monday much differently than I and they felt it was a real good road game for them).
Tonight, the big difference was that the best four players on the ice were: Brady Norrish, Chase Norrish, Devon McMullen, and Austin Bourhis. Honorable mention to Dylan Bear, who crushed Daniel Orsborn with a first period hit that has to go down as the best check of the series to date. When the Terrier defense is on the top of their game, it is extremely difficult to defend them. I guess the other difference was that they scored tonight as opposed to Monday.
Again tonight, it was the Terriers who looked faster, appeared more hungry to get loose pucks, and initiated the physical play.
It's a huge win for a team that played without their top goal scorer, Patrick Martens.
Game six is tomorrow night at Horizon Credit Union Centre.
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