Broncos break out against Royals

The Swift Current Broncos defeated the Victoria Royals 7-3 on Jan. 24. STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER

Swift Current Broncos rookie goaltender Aiden Eskit made 40 saves to defeat his brother, Ethan, and the Victoria Royals. 

Aiden Eskit earned his first Western Hockey League victory in a 7-3 win on Saturday when the Broncos scored four unanswered goals in the third period. 

Victoria jumped out to the lead with a Hayden Moore goal 8:23 into regulation. They doubled the lead with a power play goal from Heath Nelson 5:20 later. The Broncos cut the lead in half when captain Hudson Darby kept the puck on a two-on-one and scored his 10th goal of the season. 

Sawyer Dingman tied the game midway through the second period when he held off a check and one-handed a rebound into the top corner for his ninth goal of the season. The Royals responded with a power play goal on a deflection from Nolan Stewart. The Broncos tied the game again with a power play goal from Jaxen Gauchier in the final minute of the second period.

The Broncos took their first lead 3:08 into the third period with a Jace McFaul power play goal. Dingman added an insurance goal and Anthony Wilson scored into an empty net with 1:56 remainin. Brendan Rudolph punctuated the victory with a penalty shot goal in the final minute.

Ethan Eskit took the loss, while also making 40 saves as Victoria fell to 19-18-5-3.

The Broncos improved to 11-31-3-0. They will continue a seven-game home stand next Friday when they host the Regina Pats.