It was a night for Outlaws.
The Mission City Outlaws locked up the 2015-16 Pacific Junior B Hockey League playoff title on Saturday, blasting the Grandview Steelers 7-2 to win the series four games to one.
The Burnaby-based Steelers, who forced Game 5 with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win last Wednesday on Ian Prevost’s marker, were fortunate to escape the first period Saturday in a 0-0 tie after Mission outshot them 20-10.
The Outlaws took its first lead just 45 seconds into the middle frame on Bryce Pisiak’s ninth of the postseason. The Steelers pulled even four minutes later when Braden Gurney cashed in a powerplay chance, on assists from Timothy Chow and Adam Rota.
The following 25 minutes belonged to Mission, who counted six goals to lead 7-1 with 10 minutes left in the third.
Rota completed the scoring.
Chow topped all Grandview shooters with 12 goals and eight assists over 17 games, three points back of Mission’s Kolby Steen and Pisiak.
Netminder Cole MacInnes faced 55 shots on the day.
