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The Dresden Jr. Kings allowed four goals in the
third period to fall to the South division first
place Belle River Canadiens 6-3 Friday night.
Dresden
started off the game with high expectations, leading
1-0 after Joe Deboer scored a powerplay goal, while
the Kings held the Canadiens to 11 shots and no
goals to take a early game lead.
But Belle
River would respond in the second and take the lead,
as Matt Todd scored at 10:40 to tie the game at 1-1,
and Donnovan Plummer made it 2-1 with his 13th of
the season to give the Canadiens a 2-1 lead after
the second.
Belle
River would stretch that lead to two goals when Nik
Dobrich scored his 17th of the season just over a
minute into the third period. But Dresden would be
quick to respond as James Shelton would respond a
minute twenty-four later to bring the Kings to
within one. But Belle River would restore the two
goal lead within thirty-eight seconds as Travis
Brown scored his 24th of the season to make it 4-2.
Matt Todd would get is second of the game two
minutes later to push the lead to three, while Josh
Beatty of Dresden would get the Kings back on the
board to make it 5-3. But Chris DiNatale woukd score
shorthanded to put the final dagger in the Kings, as
the Canadiens hand Dresden a crucial 6-3 loss.
Eric
Steinman made 42 saves in the loss, while Darien
Ekblad made 24 saves in the win, as Dresden was
outshot 48-27.
With a
Blenheim win on Friday as well, Dresden falls out of
the last playoff spot, one point behind Blenheim but
the Kings have played two more games, and will need
some help to reach the playoffs. They will take on
Essex next Friday, February 4th.
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