They just couldn't get anything going offensively against one of the best teams in the league.
The Parkland Rangers, now with just four games left in the regular season, lost against the Winnipeg Wild on Saturday afternoon, 6-0, at the Hockey for All Centre. The Rangers went 0-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill in the defeat.
The Rangers had just 22 shots, 13 of which were in the second. They had five in the first and were down 2-0 after 20. On top of their 13 in the second, the Rangers mustered just four in the third.
The Eastman Selects, who play the lowly Kenora Thistles on Saturday night, can jump ahead of Parkland for sixth with a victory. The Rangers are also only two points ahead of the eighth-place Pembina Valley Hawks, who are idle tonight, ahead of their game against Eastman on Sunday. Parkland still has a five-point advantage over Interlake who are ninth and out of the playoffs at this point.
Interlake plays Yellowhead on Saturday and Kenora on Sunday.
The Wild are the hottest team in the league, three points up on the Wheat Kings for first place, and they've won 18 straight games. The Rangers remain in Winnipeg for a rematch against the Thrashers on Sunday.
