SUNDAY

If Aaron Dell can get into the heads of a team that he has only faced once this year and lost in that game then he did it last night. After a number of glorious Pontiacs scoring chances where Dell was the difference the Calgary Canucks took a 1-0 lead late in the first period on a seeing eye shot from Ottis Rabbit.

"We responded like the sky had fallen" said Assistant coach Ryan Pollock after the game as the Canucks took over the game in the second period adding a second goal when Steven Murray's shot went wide, came back off the end boards, hit Tyler Pugh in the back of the leg and bounced into the goal.

The Pontiacs needed the 2nd intermission to regroup and came out a desperate squad in the third but Shawn Bates' 21st of the year was too little too late as John Dunbar restored the two goal lead and Mitch Kolukowski added an empty netter.

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Greg Hennessey wanted to play last night but Chad Mercier erred on the side of caution by sitting him out for a game. He could enter back into the lineup this afternoon.

Beau Bertagnolli is questionable after blocking a shot last night.

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Six games left before the playoffs and the Pontiacs and Oil Barrons are tied for fourth place. Whoever ends up in that fourth position will have home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs against the team that finishes in fifth. It will be quite the finish to the season.

Here are the remaining schedules for the two teams:

Bonnyville
@Canmore
Spruce Grove
@Spruce Grove
Lloyd
Olds
St. Albert

Fort Mac
St. Albert
@Lloyd
@Lloyd
@St. Albert
Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove

The combined records of the teams Bonnyville faces is 180-117-13-25. The combined records of the teams Fort Mac plays is 182-112-14-30.

And don't forget St. Albert. With only 5 games left and being 3 points out it will be tough but by no means impossible.

The Steel are:
@Fort McMurray
@Sherwood Park
Fort Mac
Grande Prairie
@Bonnyville

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I'm not at work tomorrow morning so the Power Rankings will be out tomorrow afternoon.