Jake Poblete turned aside 37 shots to lead the Mission City Outlaws to a 4-2 win over the Port Moody Panthers at the Leisure Centre on Saturday (Nov. 2).
The Outlaws snapped a two-game losing streak with goals from four different players, outshooting the Panthers 41-39.
In the first five minutes, defenceman Carson Lane was ejected for a charging penalty. It left an already short-staffed Outlaws’ blue line with just three true defencemen suited up.
However, Rylan Elson opened the scoring and put Mission in front in the sixth minute but Ty Balchen evened the score late in the period.
Balchen took advantage of a Rehaun Lidder penalty in the second, potting a power play goal to push Port Moody in front.
The Outlaws fought back late in the frame with Sam Takahashi evening the score and Ben Leslie earning the 3-2 edge just a minute later.
Mission held on and Cooper Crowe added an empty netter with two seconds remaining in the contest to clinch the win.
The following day (Nov. 3), the Outlaws met with the Langley Trappers at George Preston Arena.
Despite 54 saves from Poblete, the flurry of shorts overwhelmed the Outlaws and the Trappers earned a 4-0 win.
Dwayne-Paul Cruz picked up the shutout for Langley with 24 saves while four different players found the back of the net.
Mission still sits fifth in the Harold Brittain Conference standings with a 5-12-2 record and 12 points.
The squad visits Ridge Meadows on Friday (Nov. 8) before hosting Aldergrove at the Leisure Centre on Saturday (Nov. 9) at 6:45 p.m.
