The Thunder Bay Bearcats rallied to beat the Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 in overtime Saturday night at the ‘Bear Den’.
Travis Lasarge scored the winner just 1 minute into the extra frame.
Dryden at one time had a 4-1 lead but the Bearcats replied with 3 consecutive goals in the second period.
Colin McIntosh led the way for Dryden scoring a pair of goals, with Rowen Bruetsch and Chris Kitt adding singles.
Graham Harrington made 40 saves for the Ice Dogs.
Dryden still picks up a single point and is 3 points up on the Fort William North Stars and Bearcats.
The two teams will do it again Sunday night at 6:30 CST.
In other SIJHL play, the Schrieber Diesels clipped the Thunder Bay Bulldogs 1-0 and Marathon and Fort Frances played to a 6-6 tie.
