After tallying points in nine straight games, the Prince George Spruce Kings left empty handed in a 5-2 loss to the hosting Coquitlam Express in front of 632 fans.
The Express opened the scoring 8:27 into the second period from Justin Ivanusec, and would continue with another goal from Nishaan Parmar (16:43).
Spruce Kings goaltender Ryder Green would turn away a penalty shot from Coquitlam’s Chase Valliant, though he would end up finding the back of the net with a short handed goal.
Down 3-0 in the third, P.G. would attempt to take back the game, going as far as being within one after Max Mahoney’s power play goal (7:24) and Vincent Croteau earning his second of the season (8:26).
That momentum would be washed away, as the Express lit the lamp two more times, coming from Tyler Chiovetti (11:28) and Ivanusec (19:41) on the empty net.
Green stopped 18 of 22 shots faced, with the Spruce Kings putting up 34 shots.
The (13-4-1) Spruce Kings have two more road games this weekend before returning home, as they take on the (10-9) Chilliwack Chiefs tonight (Saturday) at 6:00, and the (5-9-2) Langley Rivermen tomorrow night (Sunday) at 4:00.
The Spruce Kings schedule and scores can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
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