The season series with the Swan Valley Stampeders is now tied 2-2.
The Stamps bested the Kings 4-1 in a rare afternoon tilt.
The Kings had a better first period than they've had in recent memory, allowing only one goal from Daylin Smallchild at the halfway mark, the goal was his first MJHL marker.
This time it was a bad second period that cost the Kings. Tanner Koroscil started the second period scoring drive, then 1:11 later Carter McMurdo's shot hit a Kings defenseman and got by goaltender Matteo Esposito.
Esposito stopped 21 of 25 shots in his Kings debut.
Jordan Valentino finished off the Stamps 2nd period scoring run with a blast from the point during a 5-on-3 power play. The Stamps were 1 for 6 with the man advantage, the Kings 0 for 3.
Austin Douglas managed to get the Kings on the board in the third period with a short side shot that squeezed through goaltender Connor Slipp who'd otherwise been perfect on the day. The goal was Douglas' third of the season, all three coming against the Stampeders.
These two teams will meet again in Swan River on Tuesday.
