The Steinbach Pistons traveled to Winnipeg to take on the Winnipeg South Blues on Tuesday night and built a 3-2 lead after 2 periods. The Blues had a big 3rd period, though, outshooting the Pistons 17-4 and ultimately winning 5-3.

There was no score after the 1st period, and Brendan O'Donnell opened the scoring for the Blues 2:49 into the 2nd on the powerplay. At the 7:25 mark Mike Collins tied the game for the Pistons, assisted by Connor Sisson and Cam Hildebrand. With 3:42 left in the 2nd Josh Rutherford scored, assisted by Eric Coulombe and Mike Gemmill, to give the Pistons a 2-1 lead. Less than a minute later the Blues would tie it up, though, with a Zach Franko goal. The Pistons would regain their lead just 22 seconds after that, at the 17:31 mark, when Dylan Friend scored, assisted by Jace Baldwin.

The Pistons wouldn't be able to hold on to the lead for long in the 3rd period, however. Evan Gravenor score 4:55 into the 3rd to tie the game at 3. With only 3:36 remaining in the game Conor Stephenson would score the game winner for the Blues. Stephenson added an empty netter with 43 seconds to go to make it 5-3.

The Pistons goalie Addison Herosian had a big night in a losing cause, stopping 48 of 52 shots. Kyril Rybalkin stopped 24 of 27 to win the game for the Blues.

The Pistons are right back at it on Wednesday when they play the Winnipeg Saints in Steinbach at 8:00.