Surrey Eagles clawed their way back into their BC Hockey League playoff series with Chilliwack Chiefs on Tuesday night (March 3).
At South Surrey Arena, the home team skated off with a 5-2 win to even the best-of-seven series 2-2, forcing a Game 6 to be played back in Surrey on Saturday night (March 7).
Game 5 of the first-round series will be in Chilliwack on Thursday.
Last night, Eagles goalie Tommy Scarfone made 33 saves for a first-star performance in net.
Surrey jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Gabe Schovanek and Christian Fitzgerald, followed by second-period markers from Owen Nolan and Buddy Johnson. On a power play in the third, J.J. Fecteau added a fifth and final goal for the Eagles.
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EAGLES WIN!!! EAGLES WIN!!! EAGLES WIN!!! The Eagles dominate the Chiefs once again, and tie the series at 2 games a side!!! #TimeToSoar pic.twitter.com/OM17ZYbvdc
— Surrey Eagles (@SurreyEagles) March 4, 2020
Wyatt Schlaht was named the game’s second star and teammate Hudson Schandor was third.
Looking ahead, a Game 7 in the Eagles-Chiefs series, if necessary, would be played in Chilliwack on Sunday (March 8).
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