Good teams find ways to come back.
The Prince George Spruce Kings have to be feeling good that they found a way to do exactly that Sunday afternoon against their B.C. Hockey League Mainland Division rivals, the Chilliwack Chiefs.
The Kings did not get the road victory they were after but did salvage a point, losing 4-3 in a shootout.
Trailing 3-1 in the third period, the Spruce Kings scored two goals to tie it and force overtime. Chong Min Lee scored 1:16 into the period and Nick Poisson potted the equalizer with just 1:36 left in regulation time.
Nothing was decided in the five-minute 3-on-3 session and it took eight shootout rounds for Chiefs shooter Matt Holmes to end the game, scoring the only goal of the shootout.
Harrison Blaisdell, with his team-leading 26th of the season, opened the scoring for the Chiefs, 7:59 into the game.
Ben Brar tied it for Prince George with his 25th, 2:41 into the second period, but the Chiefs retook the lead on second-period goals from Carter Wilkie and Nathan Kelly.
Wilkie's goal came 10 seconds after Brar scored and Kelly's came 5:49 into the period.
The Spruce Kings peppered Chiefs goalie Daniel Chenard with 16 shots in the second period on the way to outshooting the Chiefs 29-21.
The win moved the Chilliwack (27-11-1-0) two points ahead of Prince George (26-11-2-3).
The Chiefs beat Surrey 6-4 Saturday in Chilliwack to retake top spot overall in the BCHL.
The Spruce Kings will be back on the road this weekend with games Friday in Penticton, Saturday in Vernon and Sunday afternoon in West Kelowna.
