The Dubuque Fighting Saints beat the Muskegon Lumberjacks 7-2 on Saturday night in Dubuque, Iowa, scoring four unanswered goals in the second period to pull away from a 2-2 game. Felix Färhammar and Nick Kosiba scored for Muskegon, and the teams split the weekend set. The Lumberjacks are 7-6-0-2 with 16 points, and Dubuque is 8-7-1-0 with 17 points.
How it happened
Färhammar opened the scoring on the power play at 6:31 of the first period, his third goal of the season, with assists from Aiden Janz and Lars Hutson. Kosiba, a New Boston native, added Muskegon’s second goal with about nine minutes left in the first, set up by Josh Toll.
Olle Darth answered with two goals for Dubuque in the first period, the second with 18 seconds left, to send the game to intermission tied 2-2. The Fighting Saints then took over in the second, scoring four straight times to build a 6-2 lead, and added one more late in the third.
What’s next
Muskegon returns home to Trinity Health Arena for two games next weekend: Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m., which is Military Appreciation Night with a specialty jersey auction.
Friday’s game: Lumberjacks Game Recap: at Fighting Saints (Nov. 6).
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