 
VS
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2 Final
Score 6
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LeBrun,
Johnson
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Goal
Scorers
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Turnbull, Halagian (3), Rauser, Evans
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20
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Total
Shots
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40
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7
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1st
Period Shots
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15
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8
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2nd
Period Shots
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13
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5
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3rd
Period Shots
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12
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1 for 3
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Power
Play
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2
for 8
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3rd
Star
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Jeremy
Leclerc
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2nd
Star
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Jonny
Evans
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1st
Star
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Nick
Halagian
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5-13-0-1
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Current
Record
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11-9-0-0
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It wasn’t the reunion Chad van Diemen was hoping for.
For Spruce Kings head coach it was his first return to Powell River after
leaving to take on the head coaching duty in Prince George.
As expected, Powell River came out roaring in the
first period, in front of a home crowd cheering on their team to end a six-game
losing streak. The Spruce Kings were able to hold back the storm at first, but
could eventually concede when Carter Turnbull cut in on the right side while on
the power play, and found the top right corner to take the first lead of the
game. Less than a minute later, Nick Halagian scored his first of the game to
double Powell Rivers lead.
Nick Halagian went from hero zero to hero very quickly
though. To end the first period he took a penalty, and the Spruce Kings
converted in the second to bring the game within one. For his first goal since
scoring in Salmon Arm, captain Jake LeBrun received a slow pass from Matt Stief
on top of the left faceoff dot. Due to the speed of the pass it seemed like it
would be a harmless shot, but LeBrun got every bit of it, and ripped a slap
shot past Jeff Smith. Kyle Johnson would score 15 minutes later to tie the game
at two. It was a goofy goal, where Smith went to play the puck behind his net,
but the puck had other ideas, and took a funny bounce out to where Johnson was
all alone to slide it into the empty cage. At that point it looked as if Prince
George had weathered the Kings storm, and were making a push to win.
In a span of 40 seconds though, Powell River would
score twice, and retake the lead. First it was Gavin Rauser, and then Jonny
Evans who made a nice drive to the net, and the rebound bounced back out front
and in for the goal.
The third was Halagian’s. While leading 4-2, the Kings
allowed the Spruce Kings just five shots in the period, and Halagian scored
twice more to complete his hat trick. Heading into the game, the St.
Catherines, Ontario player had one goal on the season to go along with 11
assists. His twelve points led the Kings, but after a five point night against
the Spruce Kings, that rocketed up to 17 points in the 17 games he has played
this season.
Game Notes:
- -- After playing arguably his two best games
as a Spruce King last weekend against the Wenatchee Wild, Sam Tanguay had 34
saves on 40 shots.
- -- With Surrey losing, the Spruce Kings still
have a three point lead, but are six back of Coquitlam who lost to Wenatchee.
- -- When trailing after two periods the Spruce
Kings are 0-11-0-1.
- -- Without a power play goal in the last
three games (albeit the last game didn’t give them a single man advantage) the
Spruce Kings broke though on Friday to stop the streak.
- -- Prince George will get a shot at revenge
in two weeks when the Kings come into town to play in the Coliseum on November
22nd.
Turning
Point:
To begin the second, Prince George first scored on the
power play, but then right back to man advantage when Halagian went to the box
for the second time in two and a half minutes. Had the Spruce Kings scored they
would have put Halagian into the dog house with the coach, and perhaps reduced
the forwards playing time. Instead, while surely on a short leash, Halagian was
given a chance to redeem himself, and his just that finishing with a five point
night.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| PERIOD 1 |
| 1-0 Powell River Kings at 14:55 (PP) - Carter Turnbull from Andy Stevens and Nick Halagian |
| 2-0 Powell River Kings at 16:49 - Nick Halagian from Andy Stevens and Jonny Evans |
| PERIOD 2 |
| 2-1 Prince George Spruce Kings at 0:53 (PP) - Jake LeBrun from Cavin Tilsley |
| 2-2 Prince George Spruce Kings at 16:07 - Kyle Johnson from Alex Stoley |
| 3-2 Powell River Kings at 16:57 - Gavin Rauser from Jeremy Leclerc |
| 4-2 Powell River Kings at 17:34 - Jonny Evans from Rylan Ball and Nick Halagian |
| PERIOD 3 |
| 5-2 Powell River Kings at 7:14 (PP) - Nick Halagian from Jake Kohlhauser and Rylan Ball |
| 6-2 Powell River Kings at 18:47 - Nick Halagian from Jake Kohlhauser and Carter Turnbull |
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