KENSINGTON, P.E.I. — Landon Clow made sure the game-winning goal counted the second time.
The third-year forward scored with 1:23 remaining in the five-minute overtime period, featuring 3-on-3 play, to give the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild a 4-3 win over the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights on Thursday night. The annual Boxing Day game between the two Island entries in the New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island Major Midget Hockey League was played at Credit Union Centre in Kensington before a standing-room-only crowd estimated at 650 fans.
Clow, who was set up by Austin Arsenault, got in behind a Charlottetown defender at the Knights’ blue-line, then used his speed to break to the goal off the right-wing and fired the puck into the net off the post.
It appeared Clow had given the Wild a 4-3 lead with 1:13 remaining in regulation time as his shot was originally ruled a goal. The Knights questioned the call and after the officials met at centre ice the goal was called back as they determined the puck did not cross the goal-line.
Period scores
Kensington, which improved to 13-6-2 (won-lost-overtime losses), jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period on two goals by Reid Peardon.
Will Smith got the Knights on the board just past the five-minute mark of the second period, but Arsenault restored the Wild’s two-goal lead at 10:52.
The Wild ran into penalty problem late in the second period and the Knights struck for a pair of 5-on-3 power-play goals 18 seconds apart from captain Max Chisholm (19:20) and Cameron MacLean (19:38) to send the teams into the second intermission tied 3-3.
Kensington successfully killed off an extended 5-on-3 Charlottetown power play to start the third period, which was cut short when the Knights were whistled for a goalie interference minor at 1:10.
Dixon MacLeod (2), Crosby Andrews, Duncan Picketts, Sam MacNeill and Donovan Arsenault also assisted for the Wild. Simon Hughes (2), Colby Huggan (2), Chisholm and MacLean collected helpers for the Knights (5-14-3).
Both goaltenders – Wild’s Jonah Arbing and the Knights’ Aiden Williams – played strong games. Arbing made 28 saves while Williams stopped 41 shots.
Referees Tanner Doiron and Nolan Cornish called six minors and one double minor for spearing against the Wild while the Knights were called for five minors and one double minor for head contact.
Upcoming Games
- Upcoming games for P.E.I.’s major midget hockey teams:
- Saturday, Dec. 28
- Moncton at Kensington, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 29
- Charlottetown at Northern, 2 p.m.
- Kensington at Fredericton, 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 31
- Kensington at Charlottetown, noon.
- Saturday, Jan. 4
- Fredericton at Kensington, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Jan. 5
- Saint John at Charlottetown, 1:45 p.m.
