Morley's empty-netter the game-winner against Caps
Capitals' captain Joey Massingham and Eagles' forward Neil Blunden fight for the puck behind the Capitals' goal late in the second period. Massingham scored twice in a 4-3 Caps' loss.
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Updated: November 07, 2009 2:00 PM
Rarely does an empty-net goal decide a hockey game, but that's exactly what happened to the Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday night at Cowichan Arena.
The Caps pulled their goal while trailing the Surrey Eagles 3-2 in the late stages of a B.C. Hockey League game. The move back-fired and the Eagles' Tyler Morley scored into the yawning cage.
Little did anyone realize at the time that would be the game-winning goal. That oddity occurred when Caps' Nicholas Wong scored with one second remaining to make the final count 4-3 in the Eagles' favour.
It was only 1-0 entering the third period for the Eagles. The teams alternated goals throughout the third, with Caps' captain Joey Massingham netting a pair in vain.
For one of the few times in recent games, the Caps held a wide margin of 31-21 in shots-on-goal, but Vinny Lessard came up big for the Eagles.
The Caps have now lost five in a row heading into a game against the arch-rival Nanaimo Clippers Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cowichan Arena.
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