After two weeks, the Kimberley Dynamiters haven?t been able to take their home success on the highway.

The Nitros are now 2-2 on the KIJHL season, losing 2-1 to the Thundercats in Creston on Saturday night; they had dumped the Columbia Valley Rockies 5-2 on Friday in Kimberley.

Head coach Garry Jacklin said a lack of focus has been the common denominator in their road losses, and the Dynamiters are taking steps to ensure there isn?t a repeat when they hit the road again in a couple of weeks.

?We played a good road game in the first period in Creston, and decided in the second period that we had the game won even though we hadn?t even gotten up by one,? said Jacklin.

?We?ve found the last two (road) games they?ve been doing their own thing and coming out of the dressing room (before the period starts) and walking around. They?re not focusing on the game. We?ve basically said they?re not coming out of the dressing room until they?re ready to go on the ice.?

The game was tied 1-1 heading into the first intermission; Kimberley?s Clayton Tilleman provided the reply to Eric Schwabe?s opening marker.

Tilleman has points in every game so far, and is tied for second in the league with eight points.

After the break, the Dynamiters came back and were outshot 18-1 in the second.

Tory Caldwell had to be at his best, and the only shot of the frame to beat him came on a power play (Scott Swiston).

?Tory was unbelievable,? said Jacklin, of the netminder who made 31 saves. ?He gave us a chance to still win that game but we just couldn?t meet the challenge. We?re a young hockey club and when we solve the riddle of being able to play on the road, we?ll be that much better.?

Recent acquisition Senate Patton had two breakaways in the third period but couldn?t convert.

?He?s a skilled guy and both moves he made, he normally would have scored with, but he couldn?t lift the puck,? said Jacklin. ?On one he hit the post and on the other one he hit the goaltender?s paddle... He has the ability to be a premier player in the league, but it?s an adjustment period for him.?

Jacklin said the team?s on-ice inconsistency has been mirrored in practice, where last week they have a couple of good training sessions and one bad one.

?I think once we have three good practices in a row, that?s when we?ll have two good games in a row. Buying into that is hard work. It?s not an easy game and you have to work hard to be successful,? said Jacklin.

?Unfortunately we have a bunch of talented kids that have gotten away with being talented before. They haven?t seen it yet, that when they do what I want them to do, they are successful.?

An anxious Brett Luker made his regular season debut on Saturday. The Kimberley product had separated his shoulder in camp, and wanted to play in the season opener.

?He?s a good banger-crasher for us and I wanted him to be able to go full-out,? said Jacklin, who noted the forward is still working on his conditioning.

The Nitros lost a second 20-year-old to injury on the weekend when Soren Hills suffered a charley horse on Friday. A sprained knee kept Brock Leavins out of the lineup.

Friday Night

On Friday, the Nitros got a pair of shorthanded goals, and a near hat trick from Brennan Foreman to dump the Rockies.

Jacklin said scoring on the penalty kill shows how talented the Dynamiters are. He?s hoping that translates into more passive power plays from opponents.

?They have to think, ?Tilleman is out there; he might go score a goal or Foreman might score a goal.? They?re not just penalty killers, they?re not just going to shoot it down.?

Foreman created a shorthanded centre-ice turnover on the first goal, with a slash that broke a Rockies player?s stick but went unnoticed. Tilleman led the rush down the wing and Foreman charged toward the crease to pot his second of the season.

Trevor Grier and captain Alex Hall added to Kimberley?s lead, but Stephen Hynes got the visitors on the board before the first intermission.

Foreman scored 21 seconds into the middle frame, then hit the post later that same shift.

Jordan Revie popped one in while killing a penalty three minutes into the third before Brett Trofanenko closed out scoring for the visitors.

Revie?s goal ? shorthanded ? was the first of his junior career.

Columbia Valley?s Jarvis Bender made 20 saves in the losing cause while Caldwell turned aside 22 shots.