Three straight victories have the Langley Rivermen playing some of their best hockey of the season as the junior A hockey club has just one regulation loss in their past seven games.
The Rivermen came from behind in all three games.
In the opener, they edged the Powell River Kings 4-3 in overtime on Friday night, before clamping down defensively to knock off the Coquitlam Express 5-2 Saturday night and the Prince George Spruce Kings 5-1 on Sunday afternoon to head into the holiday break on a three-game winning streak.
All three games were at the Langley Events Centre.
The wins improved Langley to 21-13-1-0 and their 43 points have them in third place in the BCHL’s Mainland Division.
Against the Kings, Matt Saharchuk forced overtime with six minutes to play and Adam Sinclair buried the winner at 47 seconds of three-on-three action.
Justin Szeto and Mak Kaufman scored second-period goals to erase a 2-0 first period deficit.
After the Express opened the scoring on Saturday night, Langley responded with three straight of their own on their way to the 5-2 win.
Saharchuk scored twice more with Jason O’Neill, Sinclair and Zac Masson getting the other goals.
And the weekend concluded with the Rivermen scoring five straight goals after Prince George opened the scoring.
Saharchuk scored for the third straight game, while Torrin White, Masson, John Scultdt and O’Neill getting the others.
Goaltender Nickolas Trenciansky was in net for all three victories, stopping 99 of 105 shots.
The Rivermen are back in action on Dec. 30 when they visit the Mainland Division-leading Chilliwack Chiefs. The Chiefs have a seven-point lead on Langley.
