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The Dauphin Kings earned perhaps their most dominant win of the season Friday with a 6-0 thromping of the Neepawa Natives.
Brandon Holtby earned his second shutout of 2017 and the second of his Junior A career with a 35 save performance. The Kings have yet to allow a goal against at Credit Union Place in 2017. Holtby was helped out by special teams. The Kings killed off two 5-on-3 scenarios, and also an incredibly rare full 9 minute power play.
Keaton Leininger had a hat trick, his second in a week after recording one on Sunday in Portage. Riese Gaber has assisted on 5 of those 6 Leininger goals.
Darren Gisti, Grady Hobbs, and Ian Briscoe also scored for the Kings in the win.
The Kings power play was firing on all cylinders, making good on 4 of their 6 opportunities.
The Kings now have some time off to enjoy with family at tomorrow's Parent and Pride Gala before hosting OCN Tuesday.
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The Dauphin Kings fell 6-2 in their second trip to Waywayseecappo this season. The Wolverines now lead the season series 3-1-0, the teams meet again in Wayway on February 1st.
The Kings opened the scoring when Ian Briscoe notched his first as a member of the Kings, Graeme Hore picked up the helper.
Just 50 seconds later Riese Gaber of Gilbert Plains recorded his 10th marker of the year with assists to Keaton Leininger and Brendan Arnold. The Kings took a two goal lead into the first intermission.
Wayway came out in the second determined, scoring 59 seconds in off the stick of Russell's Landyn Cochrane. It the first of four points for Cochrane on the night.
Just over a minute later Wayway evened the score when Mac McPhee forced a turnover and beat Kings tender Duncan McGovern.
Wayway extended their lead with back-to-back goals from Brendan Martin, and would add another before the end of the period. They also added one more in the third.
The Kings now look to put this game behind them and focus on Friday night's game.
Friday's game against Neepawa is an important contest. Both teams are neck and neck in the standings with 27 points, 6 behind the Swan Valley Stampeders for the final playoff spot.
Many of the player's families will be on hand at Friday's game ahead of Saturday's Parent & Pride Gala.
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The Kings rough start to 2017 continued on Saturday night, being shutout by the MJHL's best Steinbach Pistons 3-0.
Once again, for the third time at T.G. Smith Centre this season fans in attendance were treated to a hotly contested goalie duel between Brandon Holtby and Roman Bengert.
Holtby stopped 43 of 46 shots, while Bengert stopped all 31 to earn the shutout.
Steinbach opened the scoring at 11:55 in the 2nd period when former King Landon Plett found the back of the net.
The Pistons also saw offensive output from Vaughn Dupre and Jack Johnson in the third.
Despite their many opportunities, neither team was able to convert on special teams, the Kings 0 for 6 with the man advantage, Steinbach 0 for 9.
The Kings now look ahead to Sunday's game against Portage, a team they've had mixed success with and are 1-2-1 against them this season.
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The Dauphin Kings were shutout 3-0 by the Neepawa Natives in their second meeting of the season.
Neepawa opened the scoring near the halfway point of the first when captain Reigan Buchanen of McCreary put the puck by Kings goaltender Brandon Holtby.
Buchanan added a second marker on the power play just over three minutes later to give the Natives a two goal cushion.
Nolan Richards added another goal in the third.
Brandon Holtby stopped 17 of 20 shots in the loss. Tyler Gutenberg turned aside all 27 shots for the shutout.
Dauphin and Neepawa meet again in a week at Credit Union Place.
The Kings now shift their focus to Saturday evening's contest against Steinbach.
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