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<\/p>\n VANCOUVER, B.C. \u2013 Playoff hockey is never meant to be easy, and both teams can likely come away with that same feeling Friday night, although the Saskatchewan Huskies certainly have more spring in their step as the visitors held on for a 3-2 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds in game one of their Canada West semifinal.<\/p>\n \u00a0If not for one of the most spectacular saves anyone in the building had ever seen by Huskie netminder Nolan Maier<\/a> with 40 seconds remaining on the clock, the game likely would have been headed to overtime. The rookie netminder stopped Ty Thorpe and was somehow able to get across with his glove to snag a rebound chance from Alex Serraglio who had nothing but net in front of him, until he didn’t.<\/p>\n \u00a0The ‘Birds had already scored once with the extra attacker in their late comeback bid but just couldn’t manage to get another past Maier as UBC now faces a must-win game two Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u00a0“He’s been dialled in for sure every game in the playoffs and he’s been getting better and better every week,” said Saskatchewan head coach, Brandin Cote<\/a>. “He was great tonight. When we really needed one to keep it in our favour, he came up with that \u2013 that’s an all-time save right there.”<\/p>\n \u00a0It was the exclamation mark on a highly entertaining final period that saw the Huskies score twice in the first eight minutes to stake out a 3-0 lead. Conner Roulette<\/a> tallied his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs 2:15 into the frame on a rebound off a Chantz Petruic<\/a> shot stopped by UBC’s Brett Mirwald.<\/p>\n