EDMONTON – As the Griffins aimed to rebound from a tough 7-1 loss at Alberta on Friday, they were led by Ward, who was locked in, making 38 saves on 40 shots in Saturday’s rematch.

Among his efforts, he stopped a second period penalty shot and stopped four of five other breakaways in the contest, among many other high danger chances.

It got the Griffins to overtime where they earned a point in a 2-1 loss vs. the Golden Bears to improve to 1-2-1 on the season.

The game was Ward’s season debut, so he now has a 1.86 goals against average and .950 save percentage, which are ranked fifth and third, respectively, in Canada West.

Ward and the Griffins head into a home-and-home series vs. Mount Royal University on Friday (7 p.m., Downtown Community Arena) and Saturday (5 p.m. in Calgary, both Canada West TV).