Twenty minutes away from a fifth straight victory, the Langley Rivermen could not secure their third-period lead, falling 4-2.
The Rivermen were hosting the Chilliwack Chiefs on Sunday afternoon at the Langley Events Centre with the visitors scoring all four goals — including the final one into the empty net — to hand Langley its first loss in the month of October.
Langley still leads the BCHL’s Mainland Division with a record of 7-3-0-0 and 14 points, one ahead of both Chilliwack and the Wenatchee Wild.
The Rivermen blanked the Wild 3-0 on Friday night, also at the LEC.
Luke Voltin and Ryan Barrow scored first-period goals against the Wild with Matty Saharchuk adding an insurance marker in the third period.
Nick Trenciansky stopped all 37 shots as Langley was outshot 37-18.
And the goaltender was perfect through the first two periods against Chilliwack before the Chiefs scored early in the third, ending his shutout streak at 111:28.
Trevor Ayre opened the scoring before Adam Sinclair doubled the lead in the second. But Darien Craighead got the visitors on the board before Kohen Olischefski and Mitch Skapski gave Chilliwack a 3-2 midway through the period.
Vimal Sukumaran scored into the empty net to round things out.
Trenciansky made 21 saves, including stopping a third-period penalty shot.
Langley hits the road this weekend for games in Trail and Penticton on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
