The Swift Current Broncos hit the 30-win plateau with a 3-2 overtime win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday.
Luke Mistelbacher was the overtime hero once again as he snuck past the Warriors defense and went to the top shelf on the backhand for his team-leading 38th goal of the season, his seventh game winning goal of the campaign.
The Broncos lead the WHL with .909 winning percentage in overtime this season. They are 5-1 in overtime and 4-1 in shootouts.
The Broncos scored the only goal of the first period when Connor Gabriel snuck a shot in on the short side for his eighth goal of the season.
The Warriors responded with two goals to open the second period off the sticks of Owen Berge and Ethan Hughes. The Broncos recovered with a late goal from Mistelbacher when he one-timed a centering feed home with 8.8 seconds remaining in the middle stanza.
Joey Rocha improved to 12-6-0-1 with 24 saves for the Broncos. Josh Banini made the start for Moose Jaw and allowed one goal on 15 shots over 26:34 before leaving the game after being hit in the head by his own teammate. Matthew Hutchison took the loss after allowing two goals on 21 shots over the final 34:18.
The Broncos remain eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 30-25-1-1 record. The Warriors improved to 11-41-5-2 in the loss.
The Broncos will host the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday.
