Photo: Todd Pederson
WINNIPEG, MB – The Dauphin Kings advanced to the second round of the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Playoffs on Saturday night, while the Winkler Flyers and Steinbach Pistons won in their respective game five matchups.
Flyers 4 Nighthawks 3 F/OT | Flyers lead best-of-seven series 3-2
Nicholas McKee scored 7:35 into double overtime on Saturday night to help lead the Winkler Flyers to a 4-3 win in game five, helping the Flyers take a 3-2 series lead.
The Flyers stormed out of the gate in the first period and took a 3-0 lead thanks to a pair of goals from Andrew Morton and a single from Charles-M Bernier. Despite getting outshot 13-6 in the second, the Nighthawks found their way back in the game with goals from Merik Boles, Parker Carrier, and Holdin Getzlaf.
A scoreless third period would send these two teams to overtime where the opening extra frame would solve nothing. It wasn’t until 7:35 of double overtime when Nicholas McKee found the back of the net, giving the Flyers a 4-3 win and a 3-2 series lead. Nighthawks goaltender, Austin Dubinsky, was outstanding again in Nighthawks crease, making 45 saves in the loss.
Nicholas McKee (04’) with the winner in Double OT for the @winklerflyers to send the Icon arena into a frenzy, and give the Flyers a 3-2 series lead on the Nighthawks!🚨#TurnbullCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/96vAbJXVn6
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Pistons 3 Terriers 1 | Terriers lead best-of-seven series 3-2
Zhenya Miles scored the game winner while Christian Green made 19 saves to help the Steinbach Pistons earn a key win in game five on home ice in front of 2475 fans.
It was an electric start for the Pistons in game five as Ty Paisley and Zhenya Miles scored less than two minutes apart in the first period to give Steinbach a 2-0 lead. Following a scoreless second period, Jamie Fuchs added to the Pistons lead early in the third to take control of what was a strong game from Steinbach, outshooting the Terriers 42-20.
Jamie Fuchs (04’) with a snipe off the face off the for the @MJHLPistons to help push Steinbach to a 3-0 lead in the third period, which was enough for the Pistons to force Game 6!🚨#TurnbullCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/V17srQJ6o7
— MJHL (@mjhlhockey) March 30, 2025
Decker Mujcin scored his third of the playoffs in the late stages of the game while Mitchell Kathler would head to the bench for the extra attacker, but that would be all as Steinbach would skate to an important win in game five to extend the series to game six in Portage on Monday night.
Kings 3 Wolverines 2 | Kings win best-of-seven series 4-1
Gabriel Bugeaud scored twice including the game winner while Cole Sheffield made 26 saves to help give the Kings a win in game five to help them advance to the second round of the Turnbull Cup Playoffs in front of 1000 strong in Dauphin.
Both the Kings and Wolverines scored powerplay goals in the first period as Gabriel Bugeaud and Cole Hunter found the back of the net. Havryil Simchuk scored the lone marker in the second to put the Kings in front heading to the third. Bugeaud would net his second of the game in the early stages of the third that would hold to be the game winner.
Havryil Simchuk (06’) with a shot low-blocker to the back of the net for a @dauphinkings 2-0 lead, helps propel the Kings to a big series clinching win over the Wolverines, as the Kings advance to round 2!🚨#TurnbullCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mkMWOm8r9z
— MJHL (@mjhlhockey) March 30, 2025
The Wolverines would make a push as Dylan Duzan would cut the deficit to one goal but that would be all as the Kings would hold on to win 3-2 in game and take the 4-1 series win to advance into round two.
The Kings can take some rest and await their second round opponent.
