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Leafs bounce back to take the Steam out of Summerland

The Nelson Daily Sports
By The Nelson Daily Sports
October 12th, 2015

One day after blowing a two-goal lead in a demoralizing loss to Murdoch Division rival Beaver Valley Nitehawks, the Nelson Leafs rebounded to double the Summerland Steam 4-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena.

Team captain Rayce Miller, who was very critical of his team following Saturday’s meltdown, provided the heroics for the Green and White by scoring the winning goal with seven minutes remaining in the game.

The win allowed Nelson to nail down two of three wins during a three-game home stand.

Summerland took a 1-0 lead after one period when Riley Pettitt scored 12 minutes into the frame.

Nelson took a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes on goals by Nolan Percival, his first of the season, and Nicholas Ketola.

Summerland tied the game two minutes into the third before Miller combined with Tyler Garcia and Levi Hulston to beat Matthew Huber in the Steam nets for the game-winning goal.

Eamonn Miller scored into the empty net to secure the home-ice win for the Leafs.

Patrick Ostermann was solid between the pipes to register the win in goal for Nelson.

The Leafs, 6-5 on the season, now face Castlegar Rebels Wednesday in the Sunflower City.

LEAF NOTES: Nolan Percival’s strong play earned the Nelson Minor Hockey grad the Leafs game star honour. Riley Pettitt was the game star for Summerland. . . . Nick Novin and Tyler Garcia each finished the game with two assists. . . . For the second time in two games, Nelson was out shot 33-29 by Summerland, including a 15-6 margin in the third period.

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