Powell River Kings travelled to Port Alberni on February 22 to wrap up three straight games away from home.
Power play goals from Eliot Compton and Brendan Giles kept the Kings even through 20 minutes. Eli Friedman, Max Jelavic and Sam Grabner helped set up the goals, which came 29 seconds apart about two minutes after the Bulldogs had opened the scoring.
Alberni made it 2-2 before the end of the first period, then outscored Powell River 3-0 in the middle frame to take a commanding 5-2 lead prior to the second intermission.
Compton, with his fourth of the BC Hockey League (BCHL) season, and Jelavic, with his seventh, both scored again in the third period, but the Bulldogs matched that output with a pair of goals of their own to make the final 7-4. Goaltender Ryan Tamelin made 29 saves for the Kings, who outshot the home team by a margin of 43 to 36.
With the win, Alberni moved into sixth place in BCHL Coastal Conference standings, one point behind Coquitlam and one ahead of Nanaimo. Powell River remains last in the 10-team conference.
Attendance at Alberni Valley Multiplex was 1,378.
Kings have a home-and-home series with Victoria Grizzlies this weekend. The teams meet at Hap Parker Arena on Friday, February 28, and travel to Victoria for a rematch at the Q Centre the next night.
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