The Vees scored twice in the third period on their way to a 4-3 victory to take a 3-0 series lead over the Seattle Thunderbirds. 

For the third straight game the Vees opened the scoring with Brady Birnie putting a puck on goal from the line that fooled Thunderbirds goaltender Grayson Malinoski to make it 1-0. That was all the scoring in the opening frame. 

Cameron Schmidt scored his first two goals of the series to make it 2-1 Thunderbirds halfway through the second. 

The Vees would answer before the period ended with Jacob Kvasnicka finding a loose puck in the crease and firing it home for his third of the playoffs to make it 2-2 heading into the final frame. 

Penticton struck again off a centering pass from Kvasnicka to Ryden Evers who jammed it home to make it 3-2.  

Shortly after Samuel Drancak found Ethan Weber at the point who ripped the puck past Malinoski to make the score 4-2.

The Thunderbirds got within one with the goalie pulled late but the Vees held on for a 4-3 final. 

The penalty kill went 4/4 for a third straight game in the series. 

 

GAME STATS

Shots:

Vees- 40

Thunderbirds- 32

 

Scoring:

Vees- Brady Birnie, Jacob Kvasnicka, Ryden Evers, Ethan Weber

Thunderbirds- Cameron Schmidt (2), Joe Gramer

 

Power Plays:

Vees- 0/4

Thunderbirds- 0/4

 

Goaltending:

Vees- AJ Reyelts – 29/32

Thunderbirds- Grayson Malinoski – 36/40

 

Up Next: The Vees and Thunderbirds square off in Game 4 Wednesday night in Kent. Puck drop is 7:05PM.