WENATCHEE, Wash. – A 5-minute major penalty late in the third period allowed the Kenai River Brown Bears to conjure an improbable 3-2 overtime victory Saturday over the Wenatchee Wild at the Town Toyota Center.
Wenatchee led 2-0 when the received the 5-minute major with 3:22 left in regulation. Kenai River scored its first goal less than a minute later. With an extra attacker on the ice and still on a power play, the Brown Bears tied the game up as time was ticking down. Still up a man, Matt Thompson backhanded a shot over the right shoulder of Wild netminder Greg Mars 55 seconds into overtime to earn an extra point for the Brown Bears.
The Wild (4-4-2) will embark on a 6-game road trip in Alaska over a 12-day stretch beginning with a 2-game series against the Alaska Avalanche on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both games will begin at 8 p.m.
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