Havryil Simchuk stayed red-hot as he scored late, however, it wasn't enough for the Dauphin Kings.
On a night where the Kings fell down 2-0 against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard, Dauphin made it close, but couldn't come all the way back in a 2-1 loss against the West Division rivals. Dauphin struggled for a majority of the game until they found their stride late, but it was a little bit too late.
Simchuk's goal came on a shot from the point from Matthew Thomas and Simchuk now has goals in four straight games. Cole Sheffield was outstanding as he turned away 35 shots to give Dauphin a chance to win this game.
Cael Primanti and Miguel Bouvier did the scoring for Northern Manitoba in the game, who improved to 28-18-0-1 with the win. With the defeat, Dauphin drops to 31-14-1-1. They're still first in the West and are seven points ahead of Norman.
The Kings play three games on the road this weekend, against Steinbach on Friday, Niverville on Saturday, and the Blues on Sunday.
