Saints Split Weekend In Ohio

Friday nights (11/11) match-up against the Youngstown Phantoms did not go according to plan. The Phantoms run away with a 7-2 victory on the evening that started with a 3-0 first period. By the second, it was 5-2, with the phantoms adding 2 more to finish the night off. Phantoms, Shane Lachance scored a brace on the evening as they outshot the Saints 40-27 and capitalized on 4 of 7 power play attempts. The Saints, however, were shut down on their 4 powerplay opportunities.

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Saturday night's (11/12) game was a nail bitter through and through with the Saints coming out on top after a shootout 6-5. The Dubuque Fighting Saints started the evening with a 1-0 1st before the game opened up. Saints followed it up with a 3-1 second before the Phantoms roared back with a 4-1 3rd period taking us into a stalled-out Overtime, and finally a shootout where the Saints would prevail.

Saints were again outshot on the evening 27 to 19 but took advantage of 3 of their 5 powerplays on the evening. The Phantoms managed to go 2 for 6 on their powerplays as the Saints defense held just enough to make an end game run for the win.

Tune in again this Friday (11/18) and Saturday (11/19) as our Saints return to our house with a matchup against the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Saints continue the season with top points getter Ryan St. Louis sitting at 16 points on 5 goals and 11 assists. Michael Burchill is our top scorer on 7 goals. Lumberjacks are led by top points and goal getter Jake Richard. Saints are currently 6-4-1 and sit in 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Lumberjacks are 7-6-0 and sit in 4th place.

Tune in at 6:45pm both nights for pregame action with Blake Theisen before the puck drops at 7:05pm.