Dauphin beats Neepawa in MJHL action

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Published on Wednesday, November 26, 2014

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

The Dauphin Kings started strong and did not let up on goaltender Alex Henry and the rest of the Neepawa Natives on Tuesday, Nov. 26, on the way to a 5-3 win. 

Dauphin peppered 17 shots at Henry in the first period. In those same 20 minutes of play, the Natives managed to generate two shots. Despite those one-sided numbers, the score remained gridlocked at 0-0 entering the second period.

It was only a matter of time though before the floodgates opened at Credit Union Centre in Dauphin; as the Kings scored five times in the second period on 19 shots on goal, including a hat trick from forward Tyler Garrioch. 

Neepawa picked up the pace with 16 shots in the second on goaltender Connor Shaw but were only able to solve him once, with a goal from Steven Phillips.

Phillips notched a second goal for the Natives in the final frame. Drake Lindsay also ended the evening with a goal and an assist, while Riley Hillis contributed with a pair of assists. Dauphin ended the night with 44 shots on goal while Neepawa generated 31.

The losses dropped the Natives to 8-17-1 on the season. As of Wednesday night, the team had 17 points and were in eleventh place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League standings.