Pirates weather the storm to beat Killie
However, Pirates had just successfully played off a double minor on Henderson when Miller was thrown out of the match for Roughing and Fighting.
The five minute advantage to the visitors allowed them the opportunity to reduce the deficit on the powerplay through Wallace, leaving Pirates wobbling with a 3-2 lead, with three minutes still remaining on their penalty to play off in the final period.
The hosts managed to play off the remnants of the penalty without further damage, and with Langford in the home goal a virtual spectator Pirates made steady progress towards Blackwell and stretched their lead to 4-2 after 48 minutes.
Hassan fed Guy and the big D man dispatched the puck behind Killie’s netminder.
A few minutes late it was the visitors’ Tatersfield who was dismissed from the game for Tripping and then Head Butting.
They lost a fifth goal as skipper Churchill made the game safe, with assistance from Turley, in the last few minutes for a comfortable 5-2 win.
While it wasn’t a wildly exciting affair, it did at least put another two points on the board for the Pirates in what would ultimately prove to be a disappointing campaign.