n an outstanding, electrifying Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League game in Sackville Monday evening, the South Shore Lumberjacks squeezed out a 4-3 win over the Sackville Blazers.  Sackville played 6 on 4 against the Lumberjacks for the final 1:35 of regulation but could not come up with the tying goal.   The Lumberjacks held period leads of 2-1 and 3-2 before the Blazers tied it at 3, 2:57 into the third period.  Liam Sylvester netted the game winner for the Lumberjacks with 9:56 to play in regulation.  The Lumberjacks outshot the Blazers 55-40 but even with the win South Shore goalie Keegan Greencorn played superbly in garnering the win.  

The game began when Sackville’s Justin Hardie missed an excellent opportunity all alone in front of Greencorn but saw the puck just skip over his stick.  Alec Howie put the Lumberjacks up 1-0 on a soft to medium wrist shot from just inside the Blazers blue line that eluded Blazers goalie Connor Blackwood.  Joe Osborne made it 2-0 South Shore as he slid an easy shot past Blackwood as Osborne was left unprotected to the side of the Blazers net.  The Blazers looked good in the opening five minutes of play but the Lumberjacks then took over and played exceptionally well despite allowing Sackville to move to within a goal as Justin Hardie made a sensational pass to Degen Noble who connected low to the right-hand side of Greencorn.   Stephen Purdy of the Blazers attempted to tie it for Sackville before the 1st period concluded as he went in alone but Greencorn went down and played Purdy well forcing him to the left-hand side without eventually getting a shot away.  South Shore outshot Sackville 20-14 in the opening frame.