Morning Star Staff
The North Okanagan Knights can move another step closer to clinching the final Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff spot tonight.
The Knights (12-25-3-5) host the Princeton Posse (9-32-2-1) at 7:30 p.m. at the Nor-Val Sports Centre.
North Okanagan has an 11-point lead on the Posse for the final Okanagan-Shuswap Division post-season berth. The 15 other playoff spots have been wrapped up.
The Knights have seven games remaining in the regular season, Princeton has eight.
North Okanagan kicked off a five-game homestand Wednesday, falling behind 2-0 in the first period and dropping a 5-2 decision to the Kelowna Chiefs.
Player of the game Layne Greene scored his seventh of the year four minutes into the second period to pull the Knights to within a goal before Jonathan Lee and Ty Dornn scored 34 seconds apart midway through the frame to put the Chiefs up by three.
Colin Robin, with his 11th of the season, on a powerplay, had the other Knights goal.
Tristan Quiring made 37 saves in goal for the Knights, who were outshot 42-35 by the Chiefs.
Kelowna (22-20-2-1) sits third in the division.