Abbotsford Pilots overcame a 3-2 deficit by whipping in four unanswered third period goals to soar to a 6-3 victory Tuesday and eliminate the hard-luck Port Moody Black Panthers from the Pacific International Jr. B hockey league playoffs.
The Pilots rallied back from a 3-1 series deficit to move into the championship series against the winner of the other PIJHL semifinal, featuring the Richmond Sockeyes and Delta Icehawks, whose seventh and deciding game game goes tonight in Richmond.
It marked the second straight seven-game marathon for the Cats, who bounced back themselves from a 3-1 series deficit to prevail in seven games over the Ridge Meadows Flames in the first round.
On Tuesday, Cameron Patterson scored four minutes into the third frame to put the Cats up 3-2, with the goal coming less than a minute after Tyler Basham had knotted the count for PoMo.
Kevin Lourens scored on an Abby powerplay at the seven-minute mark and, just 40 ticks later, Travis Grewal tallied what proved the winner for the Pilots.
James Benz scored the Cats' other marker, while PoCo product Riley Lamb led the Pilots with a pair of tallies.
