The Muskegon Lumberjacks beat the Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-2 on Friday night in Dubuque, Iowa, in their first game back from a long break. Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz made 30 saves, including a stop on a penalty shot, and Maxim Šimko scored the winner in the third period. Muskegon is 7-5-0-2 with three straight wins, and Dubuque is 7-7-1-0.

How it happened

Strider Carhart opened the scoring at 11:03 of the first period, knocking in the rebound of a Gustas Zemaitis shot. Dubuque tied it early in the third on a goal by Johnson, assisted by Lind and Zhukov.

Muskegon answered with two goals in less than three minutes. Janz scored at 4:57 to put the Lumberjacks back in front, and Šimko made it 3-1 at 7:37 with Janz assisting. Martin pulled Dubuque within a goal with the extra attacker on, but Muskegon held on.

In goal

Doyon-Cataquiz earned his fourth win of the season and turned aside Theuer on the penalty shot. Banini made 17 saves for Dubuque.

What’s next

The teams played again Saturday night in Dubuque; Mitten Hockey will recap that game once the result is posted.

Sources

• Dubuque Fighting Saints: Late push falls short as Saints lose to Lumberjacks
• MuskegonSports.com: Lumberjacks return from a long break, defeat Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-2 on the road