​Bulldogs notch two wins against Walkerton on the weekend

The Kincardine Bulldogs notched two wins against Walkerton in Provincial Junior Hockey League action on the weekend.

The Bulldogs downed the Capitals, 5-2, Friday night in Walkerton, and back at the Davidson Centre, Sunday afternoon, the ‘Dogs edged Walkerton, 5-4, in overtime.

Friday night, Walkerton opened the scoring early in the first period before Kincardine’s Aiden Yarde scored from Jordan Moulton to tie the game at 1-1.

The Capitals went ahead again in period two, before the ‘Dogs tied it up on a powerplay effort by Yarde from Caeleb Bowler and Trent Houghton.

Kincardine took the lead early in the third period when Moulton scored from Houghton and Wyatt Thomas. The ‘Dogs then added two more goals late in the frame, to take the 5-2 win. Bryce Martin scored from Bowler and Wilson Shipp; and Yarde scored his hat-trick of the night, from Cooper Love.

Bulldogs goalie Ryan Tanner made 24 saves on 26 shots.

In Kincardine, Sunday afternoon, Yarde was hungry to score more goals, firing in a shot on the powerplay, from Carter Servais and Moulton, midway in the first period. Walkerton tied it up and then went ahead to take a 2-1 lead.

Chad Lawrence scored on the powerplay, late in period two, from Dustin Heipel and Love, to tie things at 2-2, heading into the final frame.

Walkerton took the lead in the third period before Martin scored from Love and Moulton to tie things at 3-3. Minutes later, the Capitals scored, with the ‘Dogs answering on a goal by Moulton from Yarde, to end the period at a 4-4 tie, forcing the game into overtime.

Four minutes into OT, Yarde scored the game-winning goal, from Bowler and Houghton.

Kincardine goalie Rowen Cherrett made 36 saves on 40 shots.

The Bulldogs are on the road this weekend, playing in Wingham, Friday at 8 p.m.; and in Mitchell, Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

They are back at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, Saturday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., to take on the Wingham Ironmen.