PHOTO: Chuck Chin
PRINCE GEORGE BC – A pair of goals from both John Herrington and Nick Rheaume and a single from Dylan Schives, gave the Spruce Kings a big 5-1 victory over the Vernon Vipers to snap their seven-game losing streak. Aaron Trotter got the win in goal, making nine saves.
1st PERIOD:
VER: Ryan Shostak got out of the penalty box and raced into the middle and into the attacking zone, received a feed from JoJo Tanaka-Campbell, and Shostak roofed it top corner on Aaron Trotter to make it 1-0. Shostak’s 10th of the season was assisted by Tanaka-Campbell at 6:44.
SHOTS:
VER 3 PG 12
2nd PERIOD:
PG: A Colton Cameron point shot was initially stopped by Ethan David and John Herrington got a couple whacks at a rebound and put it by the Viper netminder to tie the game at one. Herrington’s 22nd of the season was assisted by both Colton Cameron and Simon Labelle at 6:06.
SHOTS:
VER 3 PG 12
3rd PERIOD:
PG: The Spruce Kings were back on the man advantage, and they were able to convert. Nick Rhéaume spotted John Herrington at the right circle and Herrington wired a one timer by David to give the home side a 2-1 lead. Herrington’s second of the night and 23rd of the year was assisted by both Luc Laylin and Nick Rhéaume at 4:14
PG: A few moments later on a 5 on 3, Nick Rheaume got a feed at the right circle, and he also hammered a one-time shot to give the Spruce Kings a 3-1 lead. Rhéaume’s team leading 26th of the season was assisted by John Herrington and Luc Laylin at 4:50.
PG: The Spruce Kings were on yet another power-play, and converted once again, courtesy of Nick Rheaume. Rheaume got the puck at the left circle and wristed it by David to make it 4-1. Rhéaume’s second of the night and 27th of the season was assisted by John Herrington and Simon Labelle at 6:23.
PG: At 14:51 of the third stanza, Dylan Schives got a feed from Colton Cameron and Schives rushed up the left wing into the offensive zone, and he fired it glove side on David to up the Spruce Kings lead to 5-1. Schives’ third of the season was assisted by Colton Cameron.
SHOTS:
VER 4 PG 19
FINAL SCORE:
VER 1 PG 5
FINAL SHOTS:
VER 10 PG 43
POWER-PLAYS:
VER 0/1 PG 3/11
3 STARS:
1.PG: John Herrington (2G 2A)
2.PG: Nick Rhéaume (2G 1A)
3.PG: Luc Laylin (2 A)
FORTIS BC ENERGY PLAYER OF THE GAME:
PG: Kilian McGregor-Bennett
NEXT GAME: Tomorrow night at the RMCA against the West Kelowna Warriors
