Midget Caps split final two games

Summerside begins playoff series in Souris on Tuesday

The Summerside Capitals closed out the P.E.I. Midget AAA Hockey League regular season with a win and loss over the weekend.

The Capitals, who finished in sixth place at 6-24-0 (won-lost-tied), edged the Western Regals 3-2 on Friday night, and dropped a 7-1 decision to the Kings County Kings on Saturday.

The Capitals will face the Kings in the best-of-five quarter-final series. Game 1 is scheduled for the Eastern Kings Sportsplex in Souris on Tuesday at 7:20 p.m., with Game 2 back at Credit Union Place’s Ice Pad on Wednesday at 8:10 p.m.

Caps 3 Regals 2

At Credit Union Place, Dexter Stewart’s power-play goal at 18:25 of the third period broke a 2-2 tie to lift the Caps to victory. It was Stewart’s second goal of the game, and Brandon Hastings netted Summerside’s other tally. Blake Vandervelden and Kalib Snow added helpers. Tristan Cahill and Chandler Des-Roches replied for the fourth-place Regals (10-15-5). Single helpers were credited to Aydan Kinch, Jax Harper, Jesse Hackett and James Doyle. Summerside held period advantages of 1-0 and 2-1.

Carter Champion picked up the goaltending win.

Kings 7 Capitals 1

At The Plex in Slemon Park, Jake MacLaren (2-1), Lucas MacAulay (2), Riley Jamieson (1-1), Jacob Outhouse (1-1) and Trey Vancolen contributed goals for the Kings (15-10-5), who completed the regular season in third place in the six-team league. Matthan Runighan, Ben MacIsaac, Brodie MacCarthy, Jacob MacEachern, Tyson McInnis and Jack King chipped in with helpers.

The Kings took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission, but scored four unanswered goals in the middle frame to take a 6-1 cushion into the third period. Winning goaltender was Ben Bruce.