1,637 fans at Kopar Memorial Arena were treated to goals, goals, and more goals Saturday night, as the Prince George Spruce Kings picked up a 9-6 win over the Surrey Eagles.
The Eagles scored the first two goals of the game, before Ryan Wachtel and Mason Loewen tied it at two with a pair of goals just 53 seconds apart.
Kole Keen looked to send the Eagles to the locker room with a late goal with just 1:51 on the clock in the opening frame, but Wachtel’s second on the night with just 31 seconds left tied it at 3-3.
The Spruce Kings dominated the second with Dominic Szczygiel, Ben Vreugdenhill, Mathis Laplante scoring in the middle frame.
Gleb Semenko put one on the board for the Eagles in the second, but the Spruce Kings added another late goal with just ten seconds to go in the period, the second of the night for Loewen.
In the third, Eagles starting netminder Brady Smith got the hook to start the period, after giving up seven goals on 28 shots.
Grady Peterson came in the net in relief, but Wachtel completed his hat trick with a powerplay goal early in the first, the only one Peterson would give up on the night.
The Eagles pushed late, with Kalan Anderlini and Semenko scoring to bring the Eagles back to within two.
Nick Bianchi put the game on ice, putting the puck into an empty net and securing the Spruce Kings win.
In net, Ryder Green got the start for the Spruce Kings, making 13 saves on just 19 shots.
The Spruce Kings outshot the Eagles 45-19.
The box score is here.
The Spruce Kings (29-14-2-0) are on top of the BCHL’s Coastal East Division.
The BCHL standings are here.
With nine games left on the schedule, seven are on the road for the Spruce Kings.
The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.
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