Maple Ridge Burrards force deciding game against Coquitlam Adanacs

The Maple Ridge Burrards defeated the Coquitlam Adanacs 9-7 Tuesday night at Coquitlam Sports Centre, tying their best-of-five playoff series at two games apiece before a crowd of 1,080.

James Rahe opened the scoring for the Adanacs, followed by Burrards goals from Drew Andre and Riley Loewen. In the second period, Josh Mills, Carter Linkletter and Garret Winter scored for Maple Ridge, while Kean Moon and Eli Salama replied for Coquitlam.

Tyler Pace and Marcus Klarich each scored twice for the Burrards in the third. Klarich was named first star, Moon second star and Pace third star.

General manager Lance Andre said the Burrards will need tough defence and a complete 60-minute effort in the finale. Game 5 is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Cam Neely Arena in Planet Ice, 23588 Jim Robson Way, Maple Ridge. The winner advances to face the first-ranked Victoria Shamrocks.