It looked like the Yarmouth Junior A Mariners were destined for a fourth straight loss tonight in Summerside.
But three goals in just over three minutes in the third period flipped the script as Yarmouth skated away with a 5-4 win over the Western Capitals.
@MarinersHockey rally from down two in the third and win it 5-4 over @SsideCapitals at Summerside! Snow: 2G, Lyver: 3A. Hertz with the W.
— Kevin Northup (@KevinNorthup) March 5, 2017
Mike Snow led the way with two goals, including a penalty shot tally early in the third that made it 3-2 Summerside.
After the Caps took a 4-2 lead, Snow would score his second of the game at 11:48 to get Yarmouth back within a goal.
Connor Peveril would tie the game and Max Robitalle had the game winner with less than five minutes to go.
Andrew Martell scored in the first period for the Mariners and Lawrence Lyver tallied three assists.
Leif Hertz got the win in goal, making 22 saves.
Yarmouth was missing forward Matt Barron and defensemen Noah McMullin and Duncan McKie.
Barron and McMullin are injured and McKie served the first of a two game suspension for receiving his third blow to the head penalty of the season.
The win allowed Yarmouth to keep pace in the Eastlink South Division, six points back of the second place Bearcats and three points up on Amherst.
The Mariners have a chance to gain some ground on both teams as they visit the Dieppe Commandos tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.
Around the MHL tonight, the Pictou County Weeks Crushers clinched first place in the Eastlink South Division with a 9-6 win at St. Stephen, Truro defeated Miramichi 4-3 in overtime, Amherst doubled South Shore 4-2 and Campbellton beat Woodstock 5-4.
