A big third period turned a tough situation into a tremendous win for the Burnaby junior Lakers on Monday.
By beating the Delta Islanders 13-11 Monday, the Lakers picked up their second win of the season and ended a four-game losing streak.
Brady Barrett and Dylan Kaminski counted three goals apiece as Burnaby erased a four-goal deficit, winning with a late push.
Kaminski’s hat trick was capped with one-minute left, lifting the Lakers to a 12-11 lead. Barrett completed the turnaround with just a second left in the contest.
Prior to that, the game had its pendulum moments but looked like a sure road win for the visiting Islanders.
While the first period was a seesaw battle where teams traded goals, Delta owned the middle frame, outscoring Burnaby 4-1 to grab a four-goal advantage with 20 minutes to play.
In the third, the Lakers made their move and closed to within a goal on Damon Prince’s tally midway through the period. With three minutes left, Burnaby took the lead on back-to-back markers from Josh Dumont and Pearson Willis, but the Islanders replied to make it 11-11 with 1:55 remaining.
That’s when Kaminski clinched it, on assists from Mason Pomeroy and Aidan Baker, followed by Barrett’s final of the night. Brad Rowbotham chipped in with a pair, while Baker and Pomeroy also scored.
Netminder Elijah Uema-Martin kicked out 39 shots to backstop the victory, as Burnaby was out-shot 50-43 by Delta.
It came on the heels of an 11-5 loss to Langley earlier in the week, with Dumont and Pearson notching two goals each.
Burnaby pays a visit tonight (Wednesday) to Coquitlam and the defending Minto Cup champion Adanacs, before heading out for Nanaimo on Saturday.
