The Dauphin Kings remain in second place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division after splitting four road games last week.
Dauphin extended its winning streak to three games with 5-4 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines, Oct. 15, in Waywayseecappo.
Nathan Lenoski scored the winner for the second straight game against the Wolverines. Gabriel Bugeaud, Ethan Williment, Cayden Glover and Madden Murray had Dauphin’s other goals.
Sebastien Hicks with two, Deegan Wapass and Sebastian Stone scored for Waywayseecappo.
Cole Sheffield picked up the win in goal, making 21 saves. Jase Wareham took the loss with 32 saves to his credit.
The Kings then embarked on a three-games-in-three-nights road trip on the weekend, beginning in Selkirk on Friday.
Owen Brandon’s goal 1:32 into the third period stood up as the winner as the Steelers scored a 5-3 victory.
Landon Jamieson, Rohan Guevarra, Griffin Crone on a penalty shot, and Owen Warnick into an empty net with one second left, had Selkirk’s other goals.
Glover, Bugeaud and Matthew Thomas replied for the Kings.
Noel Olsonawski made 31 saves in the win, while Sheffield stopped 39 shots in the loss.
On Saturday in Winnipeg, Braxton Burdeny made 59 saves and Nicholas Cullen scored twice to lift the Winnipeg Freeze to a 3-1 win.
It was Winnipeg’s first win of the season after recording just a single shootout loss in their first eight games.
Job Peters had Winnipeg’s other goal, while Glover replied for Dauphin.
Victor Larin made 21 saves for the Kings.
After falling behind early on Sunday, the Kings rebounded to beat the Winkler Flyers, 3-1.
Blake Matheson staked Winkler to a 1-0 lead on a power-play 16 minutes in.
Rylan Gage scored a shorthanded goal before the period was out to tie the game and Glover scored in the second to put the Kings in front.
Gavin Nemis sealed the win with a power-play goal, three minutes into the third period.
Sheffield finished the night with 33 saves, while Liam Ernst made 28 saves in the loss.
The Kings return to home ice this weekend, when they host the Winnipeg Blues, Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The Flyers pay their final visit to Credit Union Place, Sunday, at 4 p.m.
Kings court: Forward Cayden Glover now has goals in seven straight games and leads the MJHL with 12 on the season . . . Dauphin’s next win will be Doug Hedley’s 400th as head coach of the Kings.
