A Tuesday matinee filled with screaming school-aged children didn’t detour the focus one iota for the Prince George Spruce Kings.
Two-goal performances from Carter Hesselgrave and Ryan Wachtel paced the Spruce Kings to a convincing 6-1 victory over the Langley Rivermen at the George Preston Memorial Arena today (Tuesday).
Hesselgrave and Wachtel’s quick strike offense set the pace in the first period, scoring 25 seconds apart, giving PG a 2-0 lead.
Prior to the intermission, Cooper Faughnan notched his first as a Spruce King beating Rivermen goalie Dylan Johnson extending the advantage to three.
Cale Colwell broke the goose egg for the Rivermen lighting the lamp against PG goalie Colin Reay at 4:07 of the second period.
Wachtel added his second of the game a minute later, washing out any glimmer of Langley momentum.
Mason Loewen added his ninth of the campaign less than a minute into the third, making it 5-1 Spruce Kings while Hesselgrave notched his second of the contest nine minutes later.
The Spruce Kings outshot the Rivermen 39-36 and went 2-for-4 on the power-play while Langley was 0-for-3.
Ozebj Rep chipped in with three assists in the victory while River Arnason also collected a pair of helpers.
PG (22-13-1-0) continues its four-game road trip tomorrow (Wednesday) in Coquitlam (21-12-1-1) against the Express in a battle for first place at the Poirer Leisure Centre at 7pm.
The Spruce Kings are one point up on Coquitlam for the Coastal East crown.
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