Bast boosts Bandits to 3-2 overtime win over Storm
BROOKS, AB – Luke Bast (Red Deer, AB) had the overtime winner in his return to the lineup as the Brooks Bandits (9-1) extended their win streak to nine with a 3-2 extra time triumph over the visiting Grande Prairie Storm (6-4-2) in front of a crowd of 1,244 at the Centennial Regional Arena on Friday night.
The win moved Brooks into a three-way tie for first place in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), with a game in hand on Bonnyville and two in hand on Spruce Grove.
The Storm battled back to erase 1-0 and 2-1 Bandit leads, but Bast’s goal 2:55 into the extra frame helped avoid what would have been a major upset after Brooks outshot their opponents 51-24 in the game.
Ray Christy (St. Paul, MN) deflected home a Brandon Scanlin (Hamilton, ON) point shot at 5:27 of the first period for the only goal of the opening 40 minutes, with the Bandits holding the narrow 1-0 lead entering the third with a 31-11 shot advantage.