VANCOUVER – Despite outshooting and out chancing the Huskies while also winning the special teams battle, the UBC Thunderbirds dropped a 4-3 decision to Saskatchewan Saturday afternoon at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, suffering a weekend sweep.

The forward out of Craven, SK, Jared Dmytriw racked up his fifth and sixth goal of the season – including the game winner on the power play in the third period. 
Starting goaltender for the Huskies, Roddy Ross, earned his fourth win of the season making 34 saves.

The 'Birds (3-2-1) did everything but score in the opening 20 minutes, outshooting the Huskies (5-1) by a 17-5 margin. However, the visitors opened scoring for the second straight game when captain Connor Hobbs potted his second of the season on a slap shot from the point, through traffic and past Kaeden Lane.

Cael Zimmerman added his second of the weekend four minutes later to double the Huskies lead on a wrister from the high slot.

The T-Birds finally got on the board when Cyle McNabb notched a buzzer beater for his fifth of the season. The second year forward intercepted a cross seam Huskies pass with just seconds on the clock while shorthanded. He turned on the jets down the right wing into the Saskatchewan zone and with no more than two tenths of a second remaining, released a wicked wrister past Ross to give UBC a much-needed boost.

The home team's momentum seemed to carry over in the final period as Sam Huo scored his first as a Thunderbird – just 87 seconds in, burying a Sasha Mutala rebound to even the score 2-2.

Dmytriw's first of two on the afternoon restored Saskatchewan's lead when he scored on the power play at the 8:33 mark.

Once again, the 'Birds were able to respond getting a power play goal of their own four minutes later thanks to Liam Kindree. Mutala earned his second assist of the game by feeding the puck to Kindree high in the slot and the former Kelowna Rocket tied the game at threes.

Elation quickly turned as Dmytriw struck again on a wraparound just 28 seconds later for what stood up as the game winner.

Both teams finished 1/3 on the power play with UBC outshooting the Huskies 37-22.

Now with five wins in six games to start the season, the Huskies return home to host Alberta for a weekend double dip in Saskatoon. Tickets available at HuskieTickets.Com.