Carter Jones scored twice as the Spokane Braves handed the Nelson Leafs their seventh straight loss.
Paxton Malone and Mark Pretorius also scored for the Braves (6-17-0) Sunday afternoon in Spokane. Malone added two assists to increase his league-leading total to 40 points.
Ryan Piva had the lone goal for the Leafs (8-11-2), who lost despite firing 49 shots at Braves netminder JJ Pichette. Leafs goalie Jason Sandhu was on the hook for all four goals while stopping 28 shots.
Nelson’s five-game road trip continues with a visit to Golden on Friday.
