Noah Smigelsky had the Parkland U-18 Rangers up by a pair of goals after 20 minutes, however, it wasn't mean to be on Friday.
The Rangers dropped their second straight contest in a 5-3 defeat against the Winnipeg Thrashers. Smigelsky scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season in the first. Cade Legaarden then put the Rangers up 3-0 early in the second but it was the Thrashers that took over.
They scored five straight goals to secure two points as they moved into a tie for sixth with the win. The Rangers remain in fifth, three points ahead of the Thrashers. The two teams will play on Saturday evening at Credit Union Place.