The Dauphin Kings had plenty of chances, but they couldn’t find the back of the net often enough in a 5-2 loss to Melville.
In the team’s third preseason game, Dauphin iced a much more veteran squad.
Despite jumping out to a 10-3 lead on the shot clock, Melville struck first. Off a great team play, Luke Nkwama scored 5:35 in on the power play.
Luke Spadafora made it 2-0 before the first 20 was over.
It took the Millionaires’ just more than a minute to make it 3-0 in the second when Dylan Abbamont potted a puck past Ethan Slobodzian. 10 minutes later, Jaden Hewes made it 4-0.
At the 18:23 mark, Carter Eha would trim the deficit to 4-1 after 40. 4:43 into the third, Shon Olivier-Roy brought Dauphin within two.
That ended up being as close as Dauphin would get. The Mills’ scored one more third-period goal to win 5-2.
Dauphin went 0/5 on the power play and 3/5 on the penalty kill.
They’re back on the road against Neepawa tomorrow. On September 20, Darnell Duff will broadcast the regular season opener in Swan Valley.
