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Express split BCHL pair at home

After getting pounded by eight goals Friday, the Coquitlam Express rebounded Saturday to shut down the Cowichan Valley Capitals. The Express tripped the Caps 4-1 in B.C.

After getting pounded by eight goals Friday, the Coquitlam Express rebounded Saturday to shut down the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

The Express tripped the Caps 4-1 in B.C. Hockey League action at Poirier Sports Complex -- one night after being embarrassed 8-0 on home ice by the Merritt Centennials.

The Capitals scored just 30 seconds in but it was all Express after that, as Clinton Atkinson and John Siemer scored to give the hosts a 2-1 lead at the first intermission before Mitch Nardi tallied in the second and third periods to seal the victory before 875 fans.

Alexander Kerfoot picked up two assists for the Express, who got a solid 30-save showing from goalie Cole Huggins.

On Friday, the Cents built period leads of 1-0 and 4-0 on way to the lopsided victory in front of 1,064 fans.

The Express were outshot in each period and 41-31 in the contest.

The results moved the Express to 31-18-2-2 and left them in fourth spot in the eight-team Coastal Conference.

The Express host the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Friday at Poirier, 7 p.m.