It turned out the opening night promotion for about 300 fans at the Ladner Leisure Centre on Saturday was getting three games for the price of one.

The Delta Islanders ultimately pulled out a 9-8 victory over the Burnaby Lakers to open their B.C. Junior “A” Lacrosse League regular season.

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The visitors look like they were well on their way to victory when they erased a 3-1 first period deficit by scoring seven of the games’ next eight goals. When Sam La Roue beat goaltender Brody Harris, it gave Burnaby an 8-4 lead with just 4:48 remaining in the second.

However, the Islanders scoreless drought ended just over a minute later on a power play effort from Ben McDonald. That was followed by tallies from Max Stalling and Haiden Dickson just 30 seconds apart to make it 8-7 and the Islanders suddenly had momentum heading into the final period.

Dickson’s hat trick goal tied the game and Ryan Flack gave Delta the lead for the first time since midway through the opening period.

Nearly 13 minutes of scoreless lacrosse followed — much to the delight of Islanders defensive coach Andy Ogilvie — as Matt Hills turned back all 14 Burnaby shots after stepping in for Harris to start the third.

With a number of players still not back with the club from their post-secondary school commitments, the Islanders are leaning on some Junior B1 players to get through the first few weeks of the season and they stepped up in a big way on Saturday.

McDonald led the Islanders with a five-point night, including a pair of goals.

The Grade 11 multi-sport standout also dominates on the football field as a provincial all-star quarterback with the South Delta Sun Devils.

Joey DeBaughn added a goal and an assist while Flack scored what proved to be the game winner. Zander Gould, Cody Hoegg, Conrad Squarek and Reilly Kee were other Junior B1s in the line-up.

Key regulars Ryan Jones and Dickson each enjoyed four-point nights. Isaac Richmond and Max Stalling also scored. Jake McIntosh added a pair of assists.

The Islanders return to action next Saturday with a matinee game in Nanaimo. They are back at home May 11 against Port Coquitlam.