Ryden Evers found the net in overtime leading the Vees to their 11th straight win, 4-3 against the Calgary Hitmen. 

The Vees climb to 26-9-4-3 on the season with the win. 

The Vees opened the scoring at 2:47 of the first period with Diego Johnson receiving a pass from Charlie Michaud and burying his 14th of the season to make it 1-0. 

That was all the scoring in the opening frame. 

Penticton extended their lead in the second with Jacob Kvasnicka deflecting home a Brady Birnie shot on the powerplay. The goal is Kvasnicka’s 23rd of the year.

Calgary found their offensive touch to tie the game 2-2 on goals from Keaton Jundt and Blake Vanek. 

Louie Wehmann got a tip on a Doogan Pederson shot with under a minute to go in the second period for his 10th of the year but the Hitmen answered 20 seconds later to make the score 3-3 heading into the third period.  

There was no scoring in period number three sending this game to overtime. 

Vees goaltender Ethan McCallum made a huge save on a two-on-none, getting injured on the play but staying in the game. 

The Vees would reward him with the victory as Ryden Evers gathered a puck in his own zone and went in two-on-one with Kvasnicka, Evers kept the puck, the puck ripping it  short-side glove and giving the Vees the 4-3 win, their 11th straight. 

 

 

GAME STATS

Shots:

Vees- 32

Hitmen- 22

 

Scoring:

Vees- Diego Johnson, Jacob Kvasnicka, Louie Wehmann, Ryden Evers

Hitmen- Keaton Jundt, Blake Vanek, Rylan Ng

 

Power Plays:

Vees- 1/3

Hitmen- 0/1

 

Goaltending:

Vees- Ethan McCallum – 19/22

Hitmen – Eric Tu – 28/32

 

Up Next: The Vees remain at home to host the Spokane Chiefs Friday, Jan. 23 for a 7:00PM puck drop.