Chiefs pull off win at Central Plains

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Published on Friday, November 20, 2015

By Kira Paterson

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Despite being outshot and outscored for half of the game, the Yellowhead Chiefs were able to pull off a win against the Central Plains Capitals on Sunday, Nov. 15.

This marks their 10th win of the 2015-16 Manitoba AAA Midget hockey season. 

In the first period, Ryan Sinclair of Central Plains was the only one to find the net, giving the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 13:17. 

The second period saw the most action, with a total of five goals scored. Marco Mazza was the first to get one in, putting the Capitals up by two at 6:19. Just over half a minute later, Brody Moffatt of Central Plains extended their lead. Yellowhead was down by three, but they were certainly not out. Just under a minute later, at 7:46, Adam Robidoux got the Chiefs on the board. Yellowhead was able to take advantage of a couple power plays to tie it up, with Robidoux getting his second of the night at 11:40 and Noah Geekie tying them up at 17:47. By the end of the second frame, the Chiefs were still outshot by 11, but the score didn’t show it. 

At 5:37 of the third period, Yellowhead’s Benoit Mowbray was able to put the Chiefs in the lead. Central Plains put 12 shots on goal that period, but were not able to find the back of the net. The game ended with Central Plains putting 41 shots on goal, and Yellowhead only tallying 22 shots; the score, however, was in Yellowhead’s favour with a win of 4-3 over the Capitals.