The Langley Knights cut a three-goal deficit down to one, but that was as close as they would get as they lost their third straight game.
The Knights fell 5-3 to the visiting Richmond Sockeyes on Monday (Nov. 3) at the George Preston Recreation Centre.
The two junior B hockey clubs will complete the home-and-home series on Nov. 6 at the Minoru Arena.
Joshua Smith had a pair while Donovan Shambeau had the other Knights goal in the most recent setback which dropped Langley to 9-6-1-0. The team’s 19 points still give them a six-point lead atop the PJHL’s Harold Brittain Conference.
Richmond was led by Daniel Oakley (two goals) with Mac Colasimone, Matthew Bissett and Troy Kaczynski potting one apiece.
Cole Forbes took the loss, allowing five goals on 40 shots.
This was the Knights second straight home-ice defeat as they dropped a 7-3 decision to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack last week (Oct. 30) at the Preston Centre. The Wolf Pack are the top team in the PJHL with 32 points and just one regulation loss in 18 games.
In that game, the score was tied at three — Nicolas Bizzutto, Jackson Surbey and Colin Catchpole had the Langley goals — before North Vancouver scored the final four goals.
