The final chapter in the 2016-17 edition of the Pilots–Outlaws rivalry goes to Abbotsford.
The Pilots dominated for much of the game, en route to a 6-2 win over Mission City.
Abbotsford opened up the scoring when Jamie Housch scored at 9:18, and Brady Morton made it 2-0 just 68 second later on the power play. Mission’s Sammy Zeinab tallied at 13:46 to make it a 2-1 game after one.
Outlaws forward Nicolas Bizzutto tied the game up at 3:32 of the second, but from there it was all Pilots. Mitch Plevy on the power play, Travis Halladay and Mateo Toledo all scored in the second to make it 5-2 after two.
Former Outlaws star Kolby Steen scored the the lone goal of the third period to make it a 6-2 final.
The Pilots power play was buzzing, scoring twice and producing a handful of chances. Abbotsford also outshot the Outlaws 41-22 in the game. Abbotsford goalie Noah Giesbrecht earned his tenth win of the season.
The PJHL regular season isn’t quite over yet for the Pilots, as they have a make-up game against the Port Moody Panthers on Monday in Port Moody. The game was scheduled for Feb. 4, but poor weather postponed it.
The first round of the playoffs kicks off for Abbotsford on Friday, as they are set to lock horns with the Ridge Meadows Flames.
Game one goes Friday at 7 p.m. at MSA Arena. Game two shifts to Ridge Meadows on Saturday, with game three scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at MSA. Game four goes back to Ridge Meadows on Wednesday.
For more on all the games, read Wednesday’s print edition of the Abbotsford News.
