Trailing 5-3 late in the second period, the Langley Knights scored five unanswered goals to win their third straight hockey game, 8-5 over the Mission City Outlaws.
Carson Rose and Alex Kalau tied the junior B hockey game up prior to second intermission and then Colin Catchpole gave the Knights their first lead of the game 11 minutes into the third period.
Rose extended the lead to 7-5 before Levi De Waal scored into the empty net.
The game was played on Saturday at the Mission Leisure Centre and extends Langley’s lead atop the PJHL’s Harold Brittain Conference to seven points.
Langley, which has points in four straight games, improved to 12-6-1-1 and 26 points. They also blanked the Port Moody Panthers 4-0 on Nov. 13 behind a 35-save performance from Cole Forbes.
Nickolas Trenciansky earned the win against Mission City, stopping 22 of the 24 shots he faced. He replaced Forbes in the first period after the Outlaws scored on three of their first six shots.
De Waal earned first star honours with two goals and four points while Jackson Surbey and Joshua Smith had a goal apiece. Blake Gorrill chipped in with three assists.
Bryce Pisiak led the Outlaws with a pair of goals.
Up next for the Knights is a home game on Thursday (Nov. 20) against the Abbotsford Pilots at the George Preston Recreation Centre.
The Knights are also using the game to collect donations for the Langley Food Bank. Any fan who brings a food bank donation, will get into the game for $5.
Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.
