The Dauphin Kings dropped their final preseason game on Saturday night in Virden.
The Oil Capitals jumped out of the gate in a hurry as they scored three times in the first 10:28 of the first period and they didn't stop there as they found the back of the net six more times in a 9-4 win.
Anthony Bax led the way for Dauphin with two goals and two assists while Blake Boudreau had one goal and an assist and Havyril Simchuk also scored for Dauphin in the defeat.
Cole Sheffield and Luke Swanson split time in net for Dauphin, with Sheffield making six saves on 10 shots and Swanson making 10 saves on 15 shots.
Dauphin will now prepare for their home opener which happens Friday night. The puck drops at 7:30 at Credit Union Place. You can get the season going with Darnell Duff as he opens the broadcast schedule with the Parkland Source for Sports pregame show.
