TROIS-RIVIERES – The Adirondack Thunder stunned the Trois-Rivieres Lions on Saturday afternoon with two late goals to force overtime, and Matt Salhany won the game in a 5-4 victory in front of 1,816 at Colisee Videotron.

Adirondack took the lead in the first period as Jace Isley took a pass just inside the blue line and feathered a shot through traffic and over the left shoulder of goaltender Hunter Jones. The goal was Isley’s first of the year 11:26 into the game with assists from D.J. King and Grant Loven for the 1-0 lead.

After the Lions were given a two-man advantage on the power play late in the first period and eventually tied the game. Brooklyn Kalmikov fired a one timer from the hash marks that beat goaltender Jeremy Brodeur for his seventh of the year. Assists were given to Mathieu Bizier and Jacob Dion with eight seconds left in the first and the game went into the intermission tied 1-1.

Patrick Grasso set up Tristan Ashbrook to give the Thunder another lead in the second period. Grasso found Ashbrook at the bottom of the hash marks, and he fired a wrister by Hunter Jones for a 2-1 advantage. The goal was Ashbrook’s fifth of the year from Grasso and Jordan Klimek at 8:02 of the second period.

Trois-Rivieres answered with back-to-back goals to take the lead. Nathael Roy tied the game with a rebound goal at 10:50 of the second Xavier Bernard and Jacob Dion were handed the assists. Anthony Beauregard tipped in a Jake Gravelle shot to give the Lions their first lead on a wrister from the point that went just under the cross bar for his seventh of the year. The goal came with 5:15 left in the second and the Thunder trailed 3-2 to start the third.

After Brooklyn Kalmikov gave Trois-Rivieres a 4-2 lead, the Thunder mounted a late comeback as Patrick Grasso scored with the net empty on the power play after a great pass by Shane Harper. The goal was Grasso’s first of the game and third of the year with 2:19 remaining in the third.

Grasso tied the game with the net empty with just 22 seconds left in regulation as he fired the puck from the left side and beat Hunter Jones. The goal tied the game at four and was Grasso’s second of the game and fourth of the year from Shane Harper and Jace Isley to eventually force overtime.

In overtime, Matt Salhany went in on a two-on-one rush with Patrick Grasso and fired a wrister over the left shoulder of Hunter Jones for the 5-4 comeback win. The goal was Salhany’s third of the year at 2:17 of the extra time from D.J. King and Jeremy Brodeur.

The Thunder returns to Harding Mazzotti Arena November 13-15 for a tripleheader against Norfolk. Fans can enjoy drink special every game, and Saturday is Country Night with the first 1,00 fans (21+) receiving a FREE Thunder koozie. Stay after the game for line dancing in Heritage Hall. Then the series ends with Sunday Funday and a Family 4-Pack game! Get four tickets, four popcorns and four sodas for $88.

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