Broncos Grab OT Win In Saskatoon / Wildcats Continue Dominance Over ND

  Taylor Vause did it again. The 18-year-old Calgarian scored his second overtime winner in two games tonight in Saskatoon, as the Broncos beat the Blades 4-3 in extra time. Vause and his team were coming off a victory similar to the one they earned tonight. On Tuesday, he had notched the winning OT goal in Moose Jaw. 
  The win was a big one for Swift Current, which moved back into a tie for 55 points and the eighth and final playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference. The Broncos outshot the Blades 14-8 in the third period and 43-34 overall. The visitors trailed on the scoreboard for much of the game but never by more than one goal. They managed to tie it 3-3 at the most critical time when Justin Dowling potted his 23rd of the season at 14:16 of period three. Vause then netted the OT winner later on. The other two Bronco goals were scored by Cody Eakin, who got his league-leading 36th of the year shorthanded to lock the game in a 1-1 tie, and Stepan Novotny, who knotted the game 2-2 in the second period. G Mark Friesen got the win between the pipes. 
  The Blades got two markers from Euro F Marek Viedensky and one from Brent Benson in the overtime loss. Their goaltender Steven Stanford made 39 saves in a losing cause. The game marked the end of a rather unsuccessful five-game home stand for Saskatoon which won just once in all five tries on home ice.
  The same two teams will meet in Swift Current tomorrow for the concluding game in the weekend home-and-home set. The Broncos are 2-4 versus the Blades this year. Four of six games in the season series have been decided by one goal. 

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The Diamond Energy Wildcats got two goals from Bailey Habscheid and one from Shelby Nisbet en route to a 3-2 home ice win over the Notre Dame Hounds tonight.
  It was the Wildcats' third win this year over the squad from Wilcox and leaves them with a perfect 3-0 record in the season series. Going into tonight's game, the Hounds had a seven-point lead over the Wildcats for second place. Swift Current out-shot Notre Dame 35-25. They got the 2-2 goal from Shelby Nisbet early in the third, before Bailey Habscheid scored what would be the game winner with 4:35 to go in period three.
  Despite the win, Wildcats head coach Terry Pavely wasn't completely satisfied with his team's effort. The 0/7 power play stat must have factored into his thoughts, although he cited some errors in the second period as his main concern: "I would say tonight we didn't deserve to win as much as in previous games against this team. We weren't very good in the second period. We turned the puck over way too much." The coach however, also gave credit where it was due: "In the third period we battled hard to get the lead and our girls bent a little bit but they didn't break. Anytime you can beat that team...and we've done it three times in a row.....it's a good win."
  The Wildcats will play Weyburn tomorrow at Credit Union i-Plex. The puck drops at 2:15 PM.