Manns scores six as Rush win home opener in overtime
Dec 14, 2024Zach Manns scored six goals, including the overtime winner as the Saskatchewan Rush beat the Halifax Thunderbirds 9-8 in the home opener.
After a slow start that saw the Rush trailing 6-2 at half time, the tides turned on Co-op Field inside SaskTel Centre on Saturday night.
Newcomers Austin Shanks and Brock Haley had the first two tallies for the Rush, before the game got flipped on it’s head.
After not taking a single shot on goal in the opening half, Zach Manns scored five times in the second half to bring life to the Saskatchewan faithful.
Down 8-7 in the 4th quarter, Levi Anderson, making his NLL debut score his first career goal to force overtime.
In the extra frame, each team through punches and after a grueling seven minutes, Zach Manns capped off the sock trip with his sixth goal of the game.
Frank Scigliano stopped 39/47 between the pipes for his second straight win. At the faceoff dot, Jake Naso won 12/21 against Jake Withers. Defender Jake Boudreau scooped up 21 loose balls, while Matt Hossack caused four turnovers out the back gate.
Next up, the Rush head to Rochester to face the Knighthawks on Saturday, December 21st. Faceoff from Blue Cross Arena is at 6:00PM Sask Time. You can listen to the full game, starting with the pre-game show on 92.9 The Bull with Cody Janzen at 5:45PM.
Saskatchewan is back at home on December 28th for Sask Vegas night when the Philadelphia Wings are in town! Tickets can be found here.