The Prince George Spruce Kings narrowly earned a 6-5 victory over the hosting Alberni Valley Bulldogs in front of 1030 fans.
It was all Bulldogs in the opening frame, cooking up three goals from Gleb Semenov (5:48), Brady Kudrna (7:28), and Semenov tallying his second (14:54).
Spruce Kings would kick it into gear in the second, with Cooper Faughnan scoring at 1:33, though Alberni Valley’s Arman Adamyan would follow up with one (2:27).
A five minute penalty from the Bulldogs would earn Ryan Wachtel his first (7:48), capitalizing on another powerplay to put him on hat trick watch (8:44)
Bulldogs’ Eduard Mishikov and P.G.’s Ethan Stewart would net last second period goals at 8:54 and 18:48, respectively.
Similar to the Bulldogs in the first period, Prince George would have a period of their own, as Wachtel would secure the hat trick (8:19) and Noah Franzina scoring the game winner at 13:12.
P.G.’s Asher Netherton would stop 31 of 36 shots, With Alberni Valley’s Dayton Kitchener stopping 25 of 31.
It’s a battle for the top Costal Division spot as the (9-3) Spruce Kings visit the (9-3) Victoria Grizzlies at 2:00 p.m.
The Spruce Kings schedule and scores can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
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