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By Victor Kaisar

Chiefs 5 Spruce Kings 2

Spruce Kings give up four power play goals in defeat to Chilliwack

Jan 5, 2025 | 2:06 PM

CHILLIWACK — The Prince George Spruce Kings gave up four power play goals in a 5-2 defeat to the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday (Jan. 4) night.

Skogen Schrott and Will Moore had the Kings up 2-1 after 20 minutes at the Chilliwack Coliseum, with Schrott’s goal coming inside the opening two minutes.

The Chiefs went 4-for-4 on the power play, with a pair of goals from Brady Milburn making it a 2-2 game after two periods. Miburn scored at 11:08 of the first to make it a 2-1 game, and tied things up in the final minute of the second.

The third period belonged to Carter Anderson, who scored a natural hat-trick. His first two goals at 5:00 and 7:17 of the third were on the power play, while the third at 18:28 was scored into the empty net.

Anderson, a 20-year-old from Thompson, Manitoba also assisted on Milburn’s tying goal, to finish with a four-point game Saturday.

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The Spruce Kings were unable to score during any of their three power-play opportunities.

Sebastien Gatto picked up the win with a 22 save effort in the Chilliwack net. Ryder Green took the loss for the Spruce Kings with 29 saves on 33 shots.

The Coastal Conference leading Chiefs improved to 21-7-3-0 to sit 21 points ahead of the ninth-place Spruce Kings, who dropped to 10-17-3-1.

The Spruce Kings are back at Kopar Memorial Arena for a doubleheader this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10 and 11, against the 19-11-1-0 Alberni Valley Bulldogs.