The Kimberley Dynamiters split a pair of road games over the weekend, rebounding from an overtime loss in Nelson with a convincing win in Grand Forks.
Kimberley opened the weekend Friday with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Nelson Leafs at the Nelson and District Community Complex.
Riley Lettington opened the scoring for the Dynamiters on the power play at 3:54 of the first period before Nelson’s Liam Byrne tied the game later in the frame.
The Leafs took a 2-1 lead in the second period on a goal from Carter Kelly, then Cooper Gair extended the advantage to 3-1 early in the third.
Kimberley responded quickly, with Braeden Jack scoring at 7:44 before Kole Duquette tied the game with 43 seconds remaining in regulation.
Jack Day ended the game 1:29 into overtime to give Nelson the 4-3 victory.
Kimberley outshot Nelson 33-28 and went one-for-six on the power play.
The Dynamiters bounced back Saturday with a 7-1 win over the Grand Forks Border Bruins at Jack Goddard Memorial Arena.
Grand Forks opened the scoring just 1:02 into the game on a power-play goal from Keegan Bailey, but Kimberley answered with seven straight goals.
Miller Tedesco tied the game on the power play before Adam Shypitka gave the Dynamiters a 2-1 lead later in the first period.
Brayden Schwartz scored twice in the second, while Braeden Jack added a short-handed goal to put Kimberley ahead 5-1 after 40 minutes.
Reed Reschny scored another short-handed goal in the third before Tedesco added his second of the night on the power play to complete the scoring.
Kimberley outshot Grand Forks 48-29 and finished three-for-six on the power play. Goaltender Sam Lai stopped 28 of 29 shots for the win.
The split gave Kimberley three of a possible four points from its two weekend games.
Kimberley will head to Invermere to take on Columbia Valley Rockies on Friday, Sept. 25.
