The nail-biting season continues on for the West 麻豆精选 Warriors.
The first round of the playoffs has been a back and forth battle between the Warriors and the Wenatchee Wild, with the Warriors winning game four to tie the series 2-2.
The Warriors battled back down a goal in the third period against the Wild, and then won the game in overtime, continuing to win games in any way shape or form.
鈥淥ur game right now is super gritty, and we鈥檙e finding ways to win games,鈥� said Warriors鈥� coach Brandon West. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to continue to push in certain areas, and we鈥檙e starting to get rewarded for that. It鈥檚 exciting to get the win and get the series tied up, but it鈥檚 still a tight (series).鈥�
The 2-1 win for the Warriors was the lowest scoring game of the series so far, after 23 goals were scored in the first three games. West 麻豆精选鈥檚 Parm Dhaliwal netted both the Warriors鈥� goals in the tight win.
Just give Parm Dhaliwal the puck!
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He puts the @BCHLWarriors on his back and scores the overtime winner, his second of the night, to even the series up 2-2 vs Wenatchee. pic.twitter.com/HnMAwl36q4
West said both teams have tightened up defensively.
鈥淏oth goalies were fantastic, both on top of their game and gave their team a chance to win, and we were fortunate to come out with the win.鈥�
鈥淐onnor (Warriors鈥� goalie) has been rock solid for us and it was nice for the guys to get the overtime goal when he was able to keep us in the game for so long,鈥� said West.
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The Warriors鈥� came into the series against the Wild as the proverbial underdogs, but hockey fans know that anything can happen in a seven-game playoff series.
鈥淚f you call yourself the underdog, you might play a little more desperate,鈥� said West. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a tight division, and just because you鈥檙e the lower seed, doesn鈥檛 mean you鈥檙e the underdog, but we鈥檒l use it as motivation.鈥�
West 麻豆精选 will need as much motivation as possible as Warriors鈥� forward Mike Hardman left the game with an injury Wednesday night.
The Warriors don鈥檛 have a timeline for their leading scorer Hardman, but will be ready all the same for game five against the Wild in West 麻豆精选 March 8.
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