The Blizzard officially kicked off their preseason schedule last night with a classic matchup against division rival Dauphin.

 

Kings forward Collin Friedrich got his team on the board first, netting his first goal of the preseason. However, shortly after, Connor Smith evened the score by potting a goal of his own to make it 1-1 just before the 10-minute mark.

 

Dauphin eventually put two more on the board, with one coming on the power play, to make it 3-1 heading into the first intermission.

 

Nic Collins and the Dauphin power-play unit struck first in the second period, scoring shortly after the halfway point. Not long after, Sutton Emelson and the Blizz penalty-kill squad answered with a short-handed goal to cut the deficit to two.

 

The final period saw just one goal, scored by Dauphin's Max George on the power play, making the final score 5-2.

 

The Blizz are set to play three more preseason games this week. This Friday, they will take on Swan here at home. Saturday's matchup will be against Swan again, but this time in their arena. Lastly, on Sunday, the Blizz will travel up to Flin Flon for a special Battle of Northern Manitoba matchup.

 

102.9 CJAR will be broadcasting both Saturday and Sunday's games.