Vipers 4 Dogs 1

A 2-1 game with eight mintes to go was blown open by the Vipers with two goals two minutes apart as the Dogs dropped just their second game in regulation time to an Interior Conference opponent all season.


The Dogs led the shots on goal count most of the night, but the Vipers capitalized on their chances and got some breaks while the Dogs didn't. While the shot total favoured the Dogs I think the Vipers had the better of the chances through the game as Frank Slubowski was his regular stellar self giving his team every chance to win into the back half of the third period.


The Vipers led 1-0 after one on a Dylan Walchuk powerplay goal 10 minutes into the first. It was 2-0 Vipers early in the second on a tough luck goal as a centering pass out of the right corner hit the stick of David Robinson and ended up going up and over the shoulder of Slubowski. The Dogs answered quickly to make it 2-1 when Nowakowski and Bailey won a battle on the half wall in the Vernon end and found Josh Mitchell who walked into the right circle and beat Kirby Halcrow high short side.


The best chance for the Dogs to even it up came on a Dylan Nowakowski shorthanded breakaway in the third period, but Halcrow came up with a big save to preserve the lead. Minutes later it was 3-1 Vipers when Darren Nowick converted a cross ice pass on an odd man rush. It was quickly 4-1 on a giveaway by the Dogs in front of their own net as Kyle Murphy one-timed a Bryce Kakoske backhand pass from the slot.


The Dogs outshot the Vipers 29-22. The Vipers went 1 for 4 on the powerplay while the Dogs went 0 for 2.


Next up, Salmon Arm tomorrow.


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