University of Manitoba Athletics

CALGARY - The Manitoba Bisons (9-3-0-0) kicked off the party weekend in Calgary with a second win over the Dinos (2-9-1-0) in come-from-behind fashion, 4-3 at Father David Bauer Arena.

 

Flipping the script from Friday night, the Dinos would strike first, with Matt Corbet picking up his first of the season at 15:29. Calgary would outshoot the Bisons 14-8 in the period.

 

With Erik Pastro in the box for tripping, Hayden Pakkala would pot his fifth of the season to double the lead to 2-0 at 7:16 of the second. Brandon Funk would cut the lead in half off a scramble at 9:43 with his second in as many games, from Grady Lane (third assist) and Kaycee Coyle (first point of the season). Corbet would pick up a slashing penalty at 14:06, and the Herd would strike quickly. Tanner Willick (seventh assist) would feed Dawson Pasternak for his conference-leading ninth assist as Lucas Brennan would tie the game with his fourth of the season after 11 seconds on the power play. The Dinos' Riley Gannon would score his fifth of the season to restore a Calgary lead at 18:59. The home side would outshoot the Bisons again, 13-9, for a two period total of 27-17.

 

Sam Borschowa would light the lamp for his first of the season 3:04 into the third period. Evan Toth (fourth) and Willick (eighth) would each pick up assists as the Bisons would tie the game once again. With Pastro in the box again for hooking, special teams would again strike, as Caden Zaplitny picked up his fourth assist, finding new conference-leading point-getter Pasternak who would beat Kelton Pyne glove-side for his team-leading seventh goal of the season at 11:14 to round out the scoring at 4-3.

 

Matthew Kieper improves to 5-1-0-0 with 34 saves on 37 shots, while Kelton Pyne drops to 1-2-0-0 with 19 saves on 23 shots. Both teams would go 1-for-3 on the power play. The Bisons pick up all four points in a weekend sweep over the Dinos for the first time since the 2015-16 season.