Kings Win Shootout Thriller

The Dresden Kings did what few teams can. Go into Essex and steal two points from the 73s.Tuesday night, the Kings travelled to Essex, and walked away with a 4-3 shootout win.

After Essex scored in the first period, neither team would score again until midway through the third period, relying on big saves from their goaltenders, including 44 saves on the night by Dresden’s Scott Tricker.

Midway through the third period, with the man advantage, Steven Funk scored to get things going for the Dresden Kings.

After Essex answered back, Derek Daly and Ross Krieger scored a pair for Dresden. Essex would fight furiously and eventually tie the game with less than two and a half minutes remaining.

With overtime solving nothing, the game went to a shootout, where Dillon Liberty and Justin Delgado were successful for the Kings, lifting them to a 4-3 win.

Dresden will host the Lakeshore Canadiens this Friday.