Special teams continue to prove key for the Prince George Spruce Kings.
A pair of first period power-plays goals from Corey Cunningham and Nick Rheaume paced the BCHL’s most northern franchise to a 3-0 victory over the Merritt Centennials on Sunday.
Corey in the house!! pic.twitter.com/OFIMnRbFEf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 26, 2021
Undisciplined play was an issue throughout the game for the Centennials.
Local product Brandon Dent hit the showers early after a five-minute Blow to the Head Major came with an automatic game misconduct.
Kolton Cousins added the exclamation point for the Spruce Kings in the third period, shooting a puck past the outstretched body of Merritt netminder Josh Dias.
The Spruce Kings outshot the Centennials 38-23 overall, including a 2-for-7 showing on the man advantage.
Kobe Grant earned his second shutout in as many starts for PG.
PG is 5-0 against Merritt this season.
The Spruce Kings improve to 9-3-0-1 inside the Chilliwack Hub, three points ahead of the Chiefs for first place.
Both teams play each other again on Wednesday at 5pm from the Chilliwack Coliseum.
Check out tonight’s highlights from tonight’s victory over Merritt!
WATCH –> https://t.co/JrSvLx1GPl#TrueBlue
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 26, 2021
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