The Northwest Giants slipped into a second-place tie with the Okanagan Rockets despite a three-point weekend in B.C. major midget hockey.
Giants captain Keegan Jones scored a pair of goals, including the second-period game-winner, in a 3-2 victory over the Greater Vancouver Canadians in Richmond on Saturday.
The two teams played to a 3-3 tie the following day also in Richmond.
The outcome left the Giants and Rockets three points behind regular season leading Cariboo Cougars with identical 13-4-1 records.
Injuries and the lack of top-20 scoring appears to have caught up with the Burnaby Winter Club-based team.
The Giants, who raced out to a 10-0 record to start the season, have been playing .500 hockey in the month of November, including 2-3-1 against top-six teams.
The positive is the Giants’ defensive record, which is second in goals against up to this point.
Goalie David Tendeck currently leads the league with a 2.09 goals against average.
Warm is 7-2 this season, with a 2.66 average.
On Saturday, defenceman Carter Stephenson opened the scoring with his third goal of the season.
In the rematch, the Giants took a 3-0 first-period lead, but were shut out the rest of the way, allowing the Canadians time to post a three-goal comeback.
Desi Burgart, Josh Latta and Nash Dabb, with a shorthanded goal, scored for the Giants in the first period.
Canadians scoring leader Kyle Uy scored early in both the second and third periods, before setting up Michael Tilbury for the game-tying counter.
The Giants play host to the 3-13-2 Kootenay Ice this weekend.
Game times are 7:45 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday.
