For the second straight game the Dauphin Kings heavily outplayed the Neepawa Natives, but weren’t rewarded for it, losing 5-2 Saturday night.
It’s only two games into the season, but Dauphin’s first period Saturday night was their best of the young campaign. Dauphin dominated Neepawa in the opening frame but got just one goal out of it.
The Kings’ Special Teams were much better in this contest, going 2 for 7 on the Power Play and 3 for 4 on the Penalty Kill. Kirklan Lycar had both goals for Dauphin.
Twenty year old Troy Pierce was once again the reason Neepawa beat Dauphin. He stopped 42 of 44 shots officially, but those were extremely under inflated. Dauphin had at least 50 shots Saturday, putting them to right under 100 shots for the first two games of the season. To go with the shots the Kings had well over 10 scoring chances. They just didn’t have much finish for the second straight game.
