The Steinbach Pistons beat the Neepawa Titans Sunday evening by a score of 7-6 in a come from behind victory.
The Pistons opened the scoring just under 3-minutes into the game. Brett Kaiser led a two on one with Kirk Mullen, feeding him a beautiful back handed saucer pass with Mullen burying the puck to make it 1-0.
A minute and a half later the Pistons made it 2-0 with a powerplay goal. Leo Chambers cleanly won the offensive zone draw back to Parker Jasper who then got the puck through with a seeing eye shot through traffic.
The Titans would get on the board midway through the first period to make it 2-1. Parker Korman entered the zone and ripped a shot high blocker side on Cole Plowman and into the back of the net.
The Pistons would answer back two minutes later to restore the two-goal lead. Ian Amsbaugh dropped the puck for Travis Hensrud who then entered the offensive zone with speed and with his quick release put it blocker side and past Mason Lobreau.
The back-and-forth game would continue as the Titans would bring it back to within one with a powerplay goal. Briley Wood set up Hayden Stocks at the right faceoff dot with a one timer who put it top corner to make it 3-2.
A rare 4 on 3 powerplay would be given to the Pistons who would capitalize on the chance. Jasper made a great move at the point to set up Paisley with a nice scoring chance but then he dished it off to Mullen across the high slot who then sent it back to Jasper who one timed it into the back of the net past Lobreau with him way out of position with all the passing.
However, after the goal Landon Roberts took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty so the Pistons were awarded the goal but now were sent to a 4 on 3 penalty kill.
The Titans would also capitalize on the 4 on 3 making it a 4-3 game. Briley Wood found found Carter McLeod down low who drove out in front and slipped it under the pad of Plowman and in the net.
After the goal filled first period the Pistons were up 4-3 with the shot totals 12-5 for the Pistons.
The Titans got to work quickly in the second period as they tied it up a minute into the middle frame. Hayden Stocks drove the net with Noah Szabo on him and slipped it through the pads of Plowman and it trickled into the net to make it 4-4.
With under five-minutes remaining in the second period the Titans would take their first lead of the game. The Titans had a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing play that set Cooper Kasprick up at the side of the net with him able to one time it past an out of position Plowman to make it 5-4.
Early in the third period the Titans would extend their lead to 6-4. Camden Smith set up Hayden Stocks with a one timer in the slot, but he fanned on it, and it went right to Briley Wood on the doorstep who tapped it home.
Steinbach would go to the powerplay and would take advantage of that making it a 6-5 game. Parker Jasper made a beautiful back-door feed to Kirk Mullen who ripped it past Lobreau and into the net.
The Pistons would battle hard and find the equalizer at the 13:33 mark of the third period on the powerplay. Amsbaugh cycled the puck down low to Mikan behind the net who made a nice back wraparound and squeaked it in between the pad and the post of Lobreau to make it 6-6.
The Pistons would keep on the pressure and find the go-ahead goal with a minute remaining in the game. Langley Kruggel put the puck on net from the point with it bouncing around in front and finding Hensrud in front who swatted in his second of the night to make it 7-6.
Steinbach would hold on for the final minute with the Titans having the goalie pulled and an extra attacker and secure the 7-6 come from behind victory.