Pistons overpower Neepawa

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Published on Thursday, October 22, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

The offensive attack of the Steinbach Pistons was firing on all cylinders on Wednesday, Oct 21, against the Neepawa Natives. Luke Amsbaugh scored a pair of goals, while Tyler Penner notched a goal and two assists to lead Steinbach to a 6-1 victory. 

The first period was a closely contested affair, with ample scoring opportunities for both sides. The Pistons were able to take advantage first however, as Bradley Schoonbaert opened the scoring giving Steinbach a one goal lead after 20 minutes.

Neepawa controlled the tempo of the second period, outshooting their opposition 15-8. The club was unable to solve Pistons goaltender Roman Bengert. Luke Amsbaugh would double Steinbach’s lead at the 12:41 mark, with his first goal of the evening.

In the third period, the Pistons took over, lighting the lamp for four goals, including three in a two minute and three second span. Neepawa would break the shutout bid of Bengert late in the period, as Reigan Buchanan scored his fourth goal of the year, with less than 90 seconds remaining in the game. Steinbach would outshoot Neepawa 17-8 in the third and 41-36 for the full 60 minutes.

With the win, the Pistons jumped into third place in the MJHL standings, with a 7-4 record. Neepawa meanwhile falls to 5-8 on the season and as of Wednesday was in a three way tie Dauphin and Selkirk for seventh place. Both those teams do have games in hand however on Neepawa in the schedule.

The next game for the Natives is scheduled for Friday, Oct 23, at the Yellowhead Centre when they face the Dauphin Kings. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.