Natives defeat Dauphin

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Published on Friday, February 13, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

Despite being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, the Neepawa Natives are still playing with purpose, as they topped the Dauphin Kings 4-2.

Steven Phillips scored the opening goal of the game late the first period to give Neepawa a 1-0 lead. The Kings would reply with an equalizer on the power play 5:27 into the second. Kyle McDonald would score an unassisted marker with a little under five minutes remaining in the middle frame to make the score 2-1 after 40 minutes.

Phillips would add his second goal of the evening at the 10:48 mark to provide a two goal cushion for Neepawa. The Kings would scored with 2:31 remaining in the third but the Natives would reclaim their two goal lead with an unassisted empty netter by Reigan Buchanan. to make the final score 4-2. 

The victory was the 14th of the season for Neepawa, equalizing their win total from last season with five games remaining in the season. The next home game for the Natives is Saturday, Feb. 21, when they will once again host the Dauphin Kings.