Mason Beaupit recorded his second BCHL shutout in less than two weeks, blocking 37 shots as Langley Rivermen downed Coquitlam Express 3-0 Friday, March 8 at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre.
It was one of two weekend wins on the road for the Rivermen, who finished off their season series with the Express and Chilliwack Chiefs.
Friday’s victory in Coquitlam came despite the Express outshooting Langley 37-16.
After a scoreless first period, Langley’s Ethan Riesterer who was playing his first game after a month off due to injury, finished off a pass from Ryan Schelling to give the Riv a lead 1:01 into the second period.
Eight minutes later, Oskar Komarov forced a turnover in the attacking zone and fed Riv captain Vitaly Levyy who scored his 20th of the season and make it 2-0 Langley.
Coquitlam fired 17 shots on the Rivermen goalie in the third, but couldn’t get past Beaupit.
Dalton MacGillivray scored a late empty netter to make 3-0.
All three stars of the game were Rivermen; Beaupit, Riesterer and Levyy.
Beaupit’s shutout came less than two weeks after he kept Chilliwack at bay on Saturday, Feb. 24th.
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Saturday’s game at the Chilliwack Coliseum saw the Chiefs strike first to make it 1-0 6:49 in.
Langley tied it up five minutes later with Logan Morrell scoring his 10th of the season.
Morrell scored his second of the game and 11th of the season 5:41 into the second, as he tipped a Carsten Kayter point shot into the net.
With 6 minutes to go in the middle frame, Chilliwack made it 2-2.
In the third, Langley scored two goals 14 seconds apart thanks to Luke Ashton and Aaron Reierson. The Chiefs would pull one back with three minutes to go, but Langley would stave off late pressure from the home team and get another empty netter from Dalton MacGillivray to win 5-3.
Langley returns home this coming Saturday, March 16th, at 7:15 p.m. to take on the Victoria Grizzlies at George Preston.
Rivermen are currently ranked seventh of nine teams in the Coastal Division, with 17 wins in 49 games. Victoria is ranked fifth.