Ben MacRobbie scored twice as the Stars rallied from down 3-1 mid second period to tie the game. The Stars had numerous chances for more goals, out shooting the Kings, 46-29, during regulation play and then three to one in the 14 minute three-on-three overtime.
"It was a tough loss but the boys played really well. We couldn't find a way to bury that last one," said MacRobbie, who also assisted on Oliver Bonk's power play goal. "We playing more as a team. Our first games weren't the greatest but it's got a lot better."
Following a pair of three games losing streak in October, the Stars won three in a row, including downing the LaSalle Vipers on November 3.
"We still got a point tonight so it's not all bad," said Bonk. "It's been a lot better. We had a pretty long losing streak but we've turned it around. The boys got connected. More compete level. That's all it is. We just want it more."
The 16-year old rookie defenceman, with a goal and an assist against Komoka, now has four goals and three assists in 11 games.
Bonk, a London Knights' 2021 draft pick, was recently one of 66 players selected to participate in Capital City Challenge, a four-team tournament featuring three men's under-17 teams, that will compete against Canada's National Women's Team, Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Ottawa.
"(Associate GM) Rob Simpson came up to me at Knights' practice and said I might be getting a call. He worked really hard for me to be there, so I need to work really hard for him, not to make him look bad," Bonk said with a laugh. "It's even better that it's in Ottawa, get back to home and spend a couple days with my family."
Komoka will also be represented at the Challenge, with forward Easton Cowan, from Mt. Brydges.
Cowan was in on all of the Kings' scoring, netting his fifth goal of the season and picking up his ninth and 10th assist, on goals by Matthew Gough and Nicholas Yearwood.
Stars'
Tanner Dietz picked up his team leading 13th assist
on MacRobbie's first goal, a power play marker late
in the second period.
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