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The Parkland Rangers had exactly the weekend they needed to get themselves into favourable position before the playoffs begin.
The Rangers topped the Eastman Selects 6-3 and the Southwest Cougars 5-2 to move three points ahead of the Cougars in the standings and into the last playoff spot.
The Rangers are not yet guaranteed the playoffs as they and the Cougars are still competing for the final spot, the Kenora Thistles have been mathematically eliminated.
The Rangers are in Yellowhead tomorrow before playing a weekend double-header against Norman on the road.
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The Dauphin Kings and Virden Oil Capitals combined for 8 goals through the first twenty minutes of play in Dauphin's 5-4 win Saturday in Virden.
Special teams were key for the Kings in the first, scoring 3 of their five goals with the man, sometimes two-man, advantage. The Kings finished 3 for 5 on the PP, while Virden was 2 for 4.
The Kings raced out of the gate, scoring 4 goals before the first was even halfway done, chasing Oil Caps tender Riley McVeigh from the net in the process, who allowed 4 goals on 6 shots.
Despite scoring 5 goals on 10 shots in the first, and adding another 21 in the second, the Kings could not find the net again on the night. In the third period they were really on their heels, throwing only 3 shots on net while Virden sent 14 the King's way and added a goal. Despite being outplayed in the third the Kings hung on for the Victory.
The Kings snapped a four game losing skid, dating back to February 1st, to earn their first win of the month. They're back to within 4 points of the Swan Valley Stampeders, and four ahead of Neepawa once again. Both Swan and Neepawa were idle tonight.
The Kings are back on home ice Sunday to host the Selkirk Steelers at 6:00pm at CUP.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st PERIOD
DAUPHIN KINGS at 2:33 (PP) - Howard Yawit from Ashton Clark and Riley Shamray
DAUPHIN KINGS at 3:13 - Graeme Hore from Matthew Bartel
DAUPHIN KINGS at 6:28 (PP) - Matty Greening from Ashton Clark and Ian Briscoe
DAUPHIN KINGS at 7:40 (PP) - Ashton Clark from Ian Briscoe and Trevor Selk
VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS at 10:31 (PP) - Mac Hardy from Kirklan Lycar and Dylan Thiessen
VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS at 12:22 - Kyle Salaway from Sam Schultz and Carter Cowlthorp
DAUPHIN KINGS at 15:39 - Brendan Arnold from Brett Piper and Trevor Selk
VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS at 18:51 (PP) - Ben Dalke from Mack Hardy
2nd PERIOD
NO SCORING
3rd PERIOD
VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS at 7:11 - Carter Cowlthorp from Jordan Thomson and Tyler Kirkup
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Dauphin fans were finally able to breathe at the end of the third period after a bizarre 60 minutes of hockey between the Clippers and Major Pratt Trojans. The Clippers won 7-5 and solidified their position in the playoffs with the victory.
The Clippers scored 5 consecutive goals to give themselves a comfortable lead, but Major Pratt showed a lot of fight in a comeback attempt including a short handed marker when Dauphin had a two man advantage in the last minute of the second period. They scored again 25 second into the third to make it 6-4, but that's as close as the Clippers Parkland rival would get.
The Clippers host the Boissevain Broncos in their regular season finale Saturday at 4:00. Dauphin can still improve their position in the standings finishing as high as 6th.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st PERIOD
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 6:52 - NICK MACHIBRODA from DRAYSON KRUK and TYLER ROBAK
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 9:25 - TY HASSEL from LOGAN STOREY and NICK MACHIBRODA
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 14:04 - RILEY HAMMOND from DRAYSON KRUK
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 18:23 (PP) - TY HASSEL from TYLER ROBAK and BRAYDEN PATTERSON
2nd PERIOD
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 1:18 (PP) - TY HASSEL from RILEY HAMMOND
MAJOR PRATT TROJANS
MAJOR PRATT TROJANS at 14:14 - ETHAN WOITAS from ADAM ROBIDOUX and CODY FUZ
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 14:34 -
MAJOR PRATT TROJANS at 19:29 (SH) -
3rd PERIOD
MAJOR PRATT TROJANS at 0:25 -
DAUPHIN CLIPPERS at 4:52 - COLE PRECOURT
MAJOR PRATT TROJANS at 12:59 (PP) -
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