Caps vs Voyageurs

Mike Farrell scored a hattrick and both Kevin Christmas and Mitchell Latchford had 3 assists as the central champion Kingsto Voyageurs evened their RBC record ar 1-1 with a 7-5 win over the Eastern champion Summerside Western Capitals.

Capitals forward Mike MacIsaac had 1 goal and 2 assists in the loss, which drops the Capitals to 0-2 in the 2009 Royal Bank Cup, good enough for dead last.

The Capitals carried the play in the first period, outshooting Kingston 19-6 and causing the Voyageurs to begin a parade to the penalty box. Kingston's PK rose the the occasion however, killing off 4 straight and 5 of 5 penalties in the first period resulting in a 0-0 score after 1 period of play.

Summerside once again carried the play to begin the 2nd period but it was the Voyageurs who would open the scoring when Jarrett Burton beat Capitals goalie Alex Dupuis to give Kingston a 1-0 lead at 7:58 of the second frame. Under 30 seconds later Summerside's powerplay went back to work when Kingston's Mike Farrell was sent off for slashing at 8:24. The Cap's powerplay Capital-ized on their 6th powerplay of the game when Josh McKinnon scored to tie the game and swing the momentum back to the Eastern champion's corner. The tie lasted just over 5 minutes when the Voyageurs once again took the lead when Farrell made up for his slashing penalty by putting the puck past Dupuis to make it a 2-1 game. That was all the scoring in the 2nd period as the Kingston Voyageurs went into the 2nd intermission leading 2-1. Mike MacIsaac took a roughing penalty with 2 seconds left in the second period.

Mike MacIsaac took a roughing penalty with 2 seconds left in the second period which allowed Kingston to add to their lead early on in the 3rd when Ben Power bulged the twine for his first goal of the Royal Bank Cup. The play then got a bit rough as Kingston's Justin Levac took a penalty for roughing after the whistle. The Capitals made it a 3-2 game off the stick of Brett Gallant at 7:17 but less than a minute later Kingston scored again when Dustin Walsh rocketed a shot past Dupuis to make it 4-2. 8 seconds later the Cap's Gallant was not so gallant as he was issued a checking to the head minor as well as a 10 minute misconduct. Summerside killed off Gallants 2 minute minor but could not do anything about Anthony Geldart, who put the biscuit in the basket to increase the Voyageur lead to 3. Tyler Hill did what he could to get Summerside back on the scoresheet and he succeeded, but unfortunately Hill plays for Kingston. Hill's 2 minute minor for hooking was abruptly ended when Mike MacIsaac scored the 3rd Capitals goal of the game to cut into the Voyageur lead, making it 5-3. Just 23 seconds later Farrell gave Kingston back its 3 goal lead when he scored his 2nd goal of the game to make it 6-3. Danny Whelan brought Summerside back to within 2 when he scored his 1st of the RBC but Farrell once again answered back for his team just 20 seconds later for his 3rd of the tournament and 3rd of the game to give Kingston a 7-4 lead. Nathan Snowie added a goal late for the Summerside Western Capitals but it was not enough as the Kingston Voyageurs won the game 7-5.

Shots on goal saw Summerside heavily outshoot Kingston with a 50-28 lead.

Players of the game were Ben Power for Kingston and Mike MacIsaac for Summerside. Summerside's next game is Wednesday, May 6th at 8:00pm Saskatchewan time against the host Victoria Grizzlies while Kingstonplays the early game on the 6th when they take on the defending champion Humboldt Broncos at 3:00pm Sask time.