I never mean to type the word ducking, Spruce Grove Saints lose.

Per the Cowichan Announcer, the Capitals have not won a third period all season giving up half of their goals against in the final frame while only collecting three of their own. Cowichan scored three goals in the final 2:34 to defeat Spruce Grove 6-4.

This was a game the Saints led 3-0 after one period. Felix Haibock scored a natural hat-trick over the course of 6:48 in the opening frame. Watching the broadcast, it listed the shots at 7-6 Spruce. 

If felt like Saints starting netminder Colten Scott was much busier than that as each save was difficult. Cowichan ended the period with momentum which the intermission did not disrupt. Scott and his Saints penalty killers all look bamboozled by a Capitals pass that somehow ended up bringing them within one at 3-2.

Haibock, presumably thinking he could swing the momentum back into the Saints corner, got into a fight. 26 seconds later the Capitals tied the game. The Saints would be without their top scorer another 14 minutes meanwhile the Capitals would be missing a player with four points all season. Hindsight is 20/20 but the fight was a terrible decision by Haibock.

Lucas Achim and Gavin McNeil have shown flashes of chemistry with each other during this showcase. Recently acquired Jeppe Bertram from Blackfalds was throwing everything on net in the third period. Achim knocked in one of Bertram's shots to give the Saints a 4-3 lead.

With 9:28 remaining, a cross ice pass finds an open shooter, Scott lunges across his crease to stop the puck with a Billy Ranford'esque glove save. He's from Calgary so maybe a Mikka Kiprusoff'esque save.

Since we are using old school names, Semenko to Messier for Cowichan to tie the game with 2:23 remaining. Less than a minute later Alexy Lachaine loses his man at his own blueline and that became the game winning goal.

NEXT UP:

A trip to Blackfalds where the Bulldogs are off to an underwhelming start also.