Burnaby’s power play was money in the bank for the Western Lacrosse Association Lakers.
The senior A club scored five straight goals with the extra man en route to a 5-4 win over the Thunder at the Langley Events Centre on Wednesday.
Trailing Langley 4-0 late in the second period, Robert Church sparked the Lakers’ comeback, scoring two of Burnaby’s three power-play markers in a four-minute span on two Trent Hawke penalites, including a five-minute elbowing major.
The Lakers also made the Thunder pay for its only two misdemeanors in the final frame.
Alex Gajic tied the game from Dane Stevens and Church midway through the period, before Scott Jones added his second of the game and the game-winner four minutes later with the man advantage from Church and Casey Jackson.
Tyler Richards got the win in goal for Burnaby, stopping 24 shots. Former Burnaby junior keeper Brodie MacDonald was the busier of the two, facing 48 shots from the Lakers, who outshot the home club 34-17 in the final two periods.
The win improved Burnaby’s road record to 3-1 and 4-3 overall, bringing the Lakers even with Langley into third place.
Burnaby hosts Maple Ridge at the Bill Copeland centre on Friday at 7:45 p.m.
