Powell River Kings faced elimination from BC Hockey League (BCHL) playoffs on Thursday, April 6, entering game five of a best-of-seven series at South Surrey Arena down three games to one to the host Eagles.
Ryder Ringor gave the Kings a short-lived, 1-0 lead at 14:58 of the first period, courtesy of a setup from teammate Parker Lalonde. Eagles equalized just over three minutes later, tying the score at one heading into period two.
Surrey outscored Powell River 2-1 in the second period. Sam Schoenfeld scored the final goal of the season for the visitors, sandwiched between the pair from the home team, who led 3-2 at intermission. Anthony Lucarelli assisted on the Powell River goal.
Eagles dominated the third period, scoring five unanswered goals for an 8-2 win in the game, and securing the series by a margin of four games to one.
Kings were unsuccessful on two power play opportunities. Eagles capitalized on two of four occasions with the extra attacker.
Shots on goal favoured the home team by margin of 43-32. Attendance was 1,100.
Ringor and Lucarelli led Powell River in scoring over the five games, with Ringor scoring twice and adding two assists while Lucarelli found the back of the net once and had three helpers. Adam Mendelson and Cameron Symons recorded three points each in the series.
