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Grizzlys come from behind to beat Oilers

OKOTOKS — Sean Davies scored in the second overtime period to give the Olds Grizzlys a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Okotoks Oilers in the opening game of an AJHL South Division semifinal Tuesday.

OKOTOKS — Sean Davies scored in the second overtime period to give the Olds Grizzlys a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Okotoks Oilers in the opening game of an AJHL South Division semifinal Tuesday.

The Oilers led 2-0 after one period on goals by Braeden Salverda and Tyler Krause before a crowd of 723 at Centennial Arena, but Grizzlys forward Ty Morgan cut the deficit to one with a second-period tally and Mitch Owsley pulled the visitors even in the third period.

Jesse Ehnisz made 53 saves for Olds, while Okotoks netminder Michael Tadjdeh turned aside 40 shots.

The second game of the best-of-seven series goes tonight in Okotoks. The series will shift back to Olds for 7:30 p.m. games Friday and Saturday.