Preview: Vees head north to begin busy weekend

Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees (26-9-2-3) remained undefeated in 2018 with a 6-2 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday night and now make the long trek north to face the Prince George Spruce Kings (21-13-4-4) for the second time in 13 days. Saturday the Vees found themselves trailing 1-0 after the opening period in which they mustered just four shots on goal. The team found their footing in the intermission and came out looking like a different team to begin the second period. Chris Klack scored his first goal since returning from injury early in the period to tie the game before James Miller hammered a one timer from the blue line on the power play to give the Vees a 2-1 lead halfway through the period. Dakota Boutin added his 15th goal of the year before the Chiefs scored just 10 seconds into a four-minute power play to cut the lead down to 3-2 after 40 minutes. Early in the third Penticton regained their two-goal lead as Marcus Mitchell scored his fourth goal in seven games with the Vees off a heavy forecheck. Wyatt Sloboshan showed off some stick handling ability later in the frame to set up an....