The Cowichan Valley Capitals lost in overtime for the second consecutive game, falling 6-5 to the Powell River Kings in Powell River.
The Caps came back tied the game twice in the third period, first when Olivier Gauthier made it 4-4 and again when Paul Selleck made it 5-5, just 46 seconds after the Kings had gone up 5-4.
The Kings scored the winning goal just 44 seconds into the extra session. The Caps have gone beyond 60 minutes on five occasions this season, losing each time.
The Caps led 1-0 after the first period on defenceman Doug Scott’s second goal of the season. Timber Lewis and Luc Wilson scored for Cowichan in the second period, which the teams finished tied at 3-3. Lewis’s goal was his first in the B.C. Hockey League.
The Caps were outshot 40-25. Blake Wood made 34 saves in the Cowichan net, while Matteo Paler-Chow stopped 20 pucks for Powell River.
The Kings scored three times on four powerplay opportunities, while the Caps went 1-for-5.
The teams will play again in Powell River on Sunday night.
