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Goals hard to come by for struggling 91原创

Six goals in five games for 91原创 junior A hockey squad
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91原创 91原创 goaltender Jim Kruger grabs a loose puck during Friday's 2-1 loss to the Surrey Eagles at the South Surrey Arena.

The 91原创 91原创 are offensive right now, but just not in a good way.

Through five games in the BCHL hockey season, the junior A club has scored a grand total of six goals as they have stumbled out of the gate with a 1-4 record.

It was particularly tough this past weekend, as they fell 2-1 to the Surrey Eagles on Friday before losing back-to-back games to the Powell River Kings, 5-0 and 3-0.

All three games were on the road.

"We competed well all weekend but that being said, competing and not winning don't go hand-in-hand. That is a losing mentality," said 91原创 coach Steve O'Rourke.

Against the Eagles, 91原创 trailed 2-0 after surrendering a short-handed goal to Brandon Morley and a goal to Sean McGovern.

Derek Sutliffe scored late in the third, short-handed, to make it 2-1.

91原创 outshot Surrey 38-28, including 15-5 in the third.

The 91原创 also squandered eight power play chances.

Versus the defending conference champions from Powell River, both games were 1-0 in the third before the Kings buried the 91原创 in the final 20 minutes.

91原创 only had 15 shots on goal on Saturday and 19 on Sunday.

Jarryd Leung opened the scoring midway through the game on Saturday and the Kings struck for four goals in the third, including goals from Cohen Adair and Carter Shinkaruk nine seconds apart.

Steven Schmidt and Teagan Waugh had the others.

In Sunday's matinee, Luke Laszkiewicz got Powell River on the board in the second and then Waugh and Adair struck for third-period insurance markers.

Jim Kruger made 37 saves on Sunday, while Michael Barr got his first action of the season, stopping 31 shots in the middle game. Kruger made 26 saves in the loss to Surrey.

They did at least have some quality chances in the second game, something that was lacking the day before, O'Rourke said.

"We hung in there stride for stride with them, but at the end of the day, (Powell River) stuck to their game plan for 120 minutes and believed in it, and our young guys are learning the simple way is the best way to play," O'Rourke said.

"For us, it is learning not to be satisfied; that is the biggest crux of it all, we can't be satisfied just hanging in."

The Kings showed the young 91原创 squad what it takes to win, particularly when it comes to the pace of the game.

91原创 will look to get back on track when they visit the Coquitlam Express on Friday before hosting the Kings at the 91原创 Events Centre on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.



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