Joshua Lambramboise led the Smokies with two goals to defeat the Nanaimo Clippers 2-1 in overtime in Nanaimo. The Smokies gained a much needed 2 points to pull within 3 points of fourth place West Kelowna Warriors in the Interior Division.
“Winning tonight was important to kick start our road trip after a tough loss against Merritt. Zach Dyment made some huge saves at crucial times which gave Josh Laframboise the opportunity to play hero,” quoted Cam Keith, Coach/GM of the Smokies.
After playing to a scoreless first period Josua Laframboise scored his first goal of the game in the second period at 14:01 on a feed from Kale Howarth. It remained 1-0 for the Smokies until 15:16 of the third period when the Clipper’s Ben Solin scored to tie the game.
Joshua Lamframboise scored his second goal of the game and the winner at 3:11 of the first overtime period when he skated down the left side and beat Austin Roden from the top of the faceoff circle. The goal was unassisted.
Fortis Energy of the Game was Adam Donnelly of Nanaimo. First star was Joshua Lamframboise of the Smokies, second star was Kale Howarth of the Smokies and third star of the game was Ben Solin of the Clippers.
Although he did not receive a star mention Trail’s netminder, Zach Dyment needs honorable mention as he faced 35 Clipper’s shots making 34 saves on the night.
Next action for the Smokies is on Saturday night when they face the Cowichan Valley Capitals in Cowichan.
