By Jeromy Corrigan

Kings advance to face Fort St.John

Feb 23, 2018 | 8:14 AM

Win or go home.

That was the message for both the JDA Kings and the Fairview Flyers Thursday night as they played game 5 of their best of five series at the County Sportsplex.

The Kings opened the scoring just 13 seconds into the game when Tyrone Kipling banked a puck from behind the goal off of Fairview goaltender Dave Testawich and in to make it 1-0.

Fairview would respond just four minutes later when former Grande Prairie Storm Logan Mazerolle tied the contest with a high rising shot into the top corner.

The Flyers took their first lead of the game late in the 1st period when Tristyn Corliss made a fancy move to sweep it around Darian Sommerfeld and into the back of the net.

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The Kings would respond quickly though in the middle stanza as Zach Bennett made no mistake on a partial breakaway to tie the game at two, and then just 7 minutes later the Kings would take the lead as Donald Gaudreault potted a rebound to lift the Kings to a 3-2 lead after two periods of play.

They would add to the lead early in the third period with a goal on the powerplay from Austin Hrehoruk, and take a three-goal advantage with a great tip by Gaudreault for his second goal of the night.

Fairview would get to within two on a 5 on 3 powerplay, but that was as close as they would come as the Kings would win the contest 6-3.

With the win, the Kings claim the series 3-2 and will move on to face the Fort St.John Huskies in the next round of the playoffs.

Game 1 of the best of seven series will go Saturday night in Fort St.John

The other semi-final series between the North Peace Navigators and the Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks also begins tomorrow night.

The @GP_Kings win Game Five 6-3 over the @FairviewFlyers1 . The Kings win the series 3-2 and move on to face @FSJHUSKIES . #NWJHL pic.twitter.com/ljrxSRXWLf

— EverythingGP (@EverythingGPAB) February 23, 2018