The Prince George Spruce Kings made the most of their powerplay time in a 5-2 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs.
The Spruce Kings scored three powerplay goals on five opportunities in the win.
Ryan Wachtel’s goal that opened the scoring in the second period was actually the only one in the game to come at even strength.
Tai Ushio added a powerplay marker in the second as well to give the Spruce Kings a 2-0 lead.
The floodgates opened in the third period, with Maximilian Brunner scoring a short-handed goal for the Chiefs.
The Spruce Kings answered back with Kazumo Sasaki and Michael Denny scoring powerplay markers.
Jack Plandowski brought the Chiefs back to within two with a powerplay goal of his own.
Ushio slid the puck into the empty Chilliwack net to seal the win for the Spruce Kings.
Colin Reay got the start between the pipes for Prince George, making 30 saves on 32 shots to send the 776 fans at Kopar Memorial Arena home happy.
The box score is here.
The Spruce Kings (3-2) are second in the BCHL’s Coastal East division.
The BCHL standings are here.
The next two games for the Spruce Kings are at the BCHL Showcase, taking place in Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.
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