Corey Mackin scored two goals and was named the first star of the game in a 5-2 Coquitlam Express win over the Surrey Eagles Friday night.
Surrey got on the board early with a marker from Ben Viich, but Mackin took advantage of a power play opportunity, burying the puck past visiting goalie Christian Short.
The Eagles were poised to re-take the lead midway through the second when Express forward Brendan Lamont took two minutes for tripping.
However, Surrey could not capitalize with the man-advantage and ended up allowing two short-handed goals- one from Mackin and a second marker from Brett Supinski.
The home team ended up making it 4-1 with a goal from Jivan Sidhu, assisted by Michael Merulla, before Tyler Harkins found Surrey's second of the night.
With two minutes left in the second period, Daniell Lange widened Coquitlam's lead when he buried a pass from Merulla, who was named second star of the game.
There were no goals in the third period, but tensions boiled over toward the end of the game.
The Eagles' Sam Chatterley was given a game misconduct, along with teammates Jordan Wiest and Supinski.
Coquitlam goalie Chris Tai stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in Friday's game, while the team was one-for-five on the power play.
The Express are expected to take on Chilliwack tonight at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. For more information go to www.coquitlamexpress.ca.
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