Scout
03-26-2008, 07:15 AM
Broncos fall to Watt and Pats in overtime in game three
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Tuesday night penalty problems continued to plague the Swift Current Broncos as they allowed two more powerplay goals to the Regina Pats, including J.D. Watt’s overtime winner, to give the Pats a 4-3 win and a two games to one series lead in the best-of-seven first round playoff series.
Watt beat Travis Yonkman with a backhand shot 7:57 into the overtime period for his first goal of the playoffs and seventh of his WHL career.
The Broncos had forced overtime when Keegan Dansereau tied the game 3-3 when he found his way behind Pats goaltender Linden Rowat to bang in a loose rebound with 7:24 left in regulation.
The Broncos entered the third period leading 2-1 but allowed goals to Kirt Hill and Tim Krause only 2:06 apart midway through the third period. Both goals came off extended periods of Pats possession in the Broncos zone where the Broncos failed to clear the zone on numerous opportunities.
Eric Doyle opened the scoring with his first goal of the playoffs when he batted in his own waist high rebound while partially behind the net with 3:48 remaining in the opening period.
The Pats tied the contest with 4:08 remaining in the middle frame when Scott Doucet deflected a Logan Pyett point shot for a powerplay marker, his first of the playoffs.
David Stieler regained the Broncos lead with a powerplay goal with 1:54 remaining in the middle frame.
Both teams had numerous chances to score among the combined 89 shots on net, none better than with 2:25 remaining in the second period when a puck lay behind Rowat and no Bronco, including Dale Weise who skated right through the crease while having his stick tied up, could push it into the net.
Travis Yonkman suffered the loss with 41 saves on 45 shots to fall to 1-2 in the playoffs.
Rowat stopped 40 of 43 shots to improve to 1-3 in the playoffs.
The Pats scored six of their nine goals in the first three games on the powerplay and were two for nine in game three. The Broncos connected on one of seven powerplay opportunities in the contest.
Following the emotional loss Broncos head coach Dean Chynoweth explained the message to the team following the game.
“Too many penalties. We can’t continue to give them the number of powerplay opportunities that we have been giving them. They have an excellent powerplay and we got burnt by it.”
Chynoweth felt the play of the penalty killing unit was fairly effective despite missing Jesse Dudas and Michael Wilson due to injury.
“For the most part it was pretty good. But when you start giving them eight or nine chances like we were then it taxes everybody involved. We obviously are short staffed on the back end which affects our powerplay and then on the reverse side both those guys play on the penalty kill. So you are expanding certain guys roles and probably taxing them when you are taking that number of penalties.”
Chynoweth explained what his team must do to have success against the Pats.
“We have to take less penalties, we have to play them five on five. There were a couple of shifts where we got running around a bit because of careless turnovers. At this time of the year we need to come with a bit of a burr up our backside and make sure that we are ready to go.”
Broncos 18-year-old blueliner Derek Claffey tried to explain the series altering loss.
“Yeah that is a little tough to swallow. We came out hard in the first period and I thought we kind of trailed off a little bit towards then end and then got it back going. Penalties are killing us, I think once we solve that we will be okay.”
SOUTHWEST BOOSTER SPORTS
The Southwest Booster
Tuesday night penalty problems continued to plague the Swift Current Broncos as they allowed two more powerplay goals to the Regina Pats, including J.D. Watt’s overtime winner, to give the Pats a 4-3 win and a two games to one series lead in the best-of-seven first round playoff series.
Watt beat Travis Yonkman with a backhand shot 7:57 into the overtime period for his first goal of the playoffs and seventh of his WHL career.
The Broncos had forced overtime when Keegan Dansereau tied the game 3-3 when he found his way behind Pats goaltender Linden Rowat to bang in a loose rebound with 7:24 left in regulation.
The Broncos entered the third period leading 2-1 but allowed goals to Kirt Hill and Tim Krause only 2:06 apart midway through the third period. Both goals came off extended periods of Pats possession in the Broncos zone where the Broncos failed to clear the zone on numerous opportunities.
Eric Doyle opened the scoring with his first goal of the playoffs when he batted in his own waist high rebound while partially behind the net with 3:48 remaining in the opening period.
The Pats tied the contest with 4:08 remaining in the middle frame when Scott Doucet deflected a Logan Pyett point shot for a powerplay marker, his first of the playoffs.
David Stieler regained the Broncos lead with a powerplay goal with 1:54 remaining in the middle frame.
Both teams had numerous chances to score among the combined 89 shots on net, none better than with 2:25 remaining in the second period when a puck lay behind Rowat and no Bronco, including Dale Weise who skated right through the crease while having his stick tied up, could push it into the net.
Travis Yonkman suffered the loss with 41 saves on 45 shots to fall to 1-2 in the playoffs.
Rowat stopped 40 of 43 shots to improve to 1-3 in the playoffs.
The Pats scored six of their nine goals in the first three games on the powerplay and were two for nine in game three. The Broncos connected on one of seven powerplay opportunities in the contest.
Following the emotional loss Broncos head coach Dean Chynoweth explained the message to the team following the game.
“Too many penalties. We can’t continue to give them the number of powerplay opportunities that we have been giving them. They have an excellent powerplay and we got burnt by it.”
Chynoweth felt the play of the penalty killing unit was fairly effective despite missing Jesse Dudas and Michael Wilson due to injury.
“For the most part it was pretty good. But when you start giving them eight or nine chances like we were then it taxes everybody involved. We obviously are short staffed on the back end which affects our powerplay and then on the reverse side both those guys play on the penalty kill. So you are expanding certain guys roles and probably taxing them when you are taking that number of penalties.”
Chynoweth explained what his team must do to have success against the Pats.
“We have to take less penalties, we have to play them five on five. There were a couple of shifts where we got running around a bit because of careless turnovers. At this time of the year we need to come with a bit of a burr up our backside and make sure that we are ready to go.”
Broncos 18-year-old blueliner Derek Claffey tried to explain the series altering loss.
“Yeah that is a little tough to swallow. We came out hard in the first period and I thought we kind of trailed off a little bit towards then end and then got it back going. Penalties are killing us, I think once we solve that we will be okay.”