Box Score Lethbridge -The visiting University of Calgary Dinos narrowly edged the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 4-3 in overtime, Thursday night, at Nicholas Sheran Arena, spoiling their regular season home opener.

With under a minute remaining in the first overtime, Kevin King notched the game winner for Calgary, corralling the loose rebound off of ‘Horns goaltender Dylan Tait’s shoulder and banging it into the yawning cage.

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King had two on the night, while Brock Nixon, Tyler Fiddler scored the other Dino goals. Lethbridge goals were scored by Daniel Iwanski, Killian Hutt, and Taylor Fraser.

Dustin Butler got the start for Calgary, turning aside 19 of the 23 shots he faced. Lethbridge native, Tait, was the busier of the two netminders, facing 43 shots on the night.

Calgary would strike first, opening the scoring the scoring at 8:59. Dinos’ captain, Brock Nixon’s quick blast from the red line found the top right corner, beating Lethbridge’s Tait. Freshman winger, Killian Hutt, responded only a couple minutes later for the ‘Horns, scoring his first CIS goal, shortly past the midpoint of the first frame.

The Dinos would add another in the dying minutes of the first, as King recorded his first of the night, but the ‘Horns responded quickly again. With under 30-seconds remaining in the period Captain Dan Iwanski, buried the puck past Butler back door making it 2-2 and bringing the crowd to their feet.

Outshot 13-5 in the opening frame, the ‘Horns were poised to come out strong in the second. Trying to make the most of offensive end turnovers, great shots by Hall and Henke came close but neither would manage to convert.

Trading penalties late in the second, each team came up short with a man advantage but a late surge by Lethbridge helped Fraser net his first ever Pronghorn goal, finding himself alone in front with a wide open net after fellow freshman Hayden Rintoul centered the puck. Heading into the second intermission, the Pronghorns held their first lead of the game, 3-2.

It took nearly half the third period, but Calgary’s elusive third goal came off the stick of Fiddler, whose offensive pressure in front of the net earned him the equalizer.

Facing a determined Dinos offensive, Tait skillfully denied all the shots he faced, keeping the score tied as the final buzzer rang out, signalling the end of regulation.

Nearly putting it away in the early minutes of overtime, Iwanski found himself one-on-one with Butler after a nifty centering pass from Clayton Cumiskey. Iwanski deeked to the backhand but Butler flashed the glove to steal a sure goal away from Iwanski.

The back half of the home-and-home series goes Friday night in Calgary at Father Bauer Arena, puck drops at 7:00pm and the game will also be webcast on www.canadawest.tv.