IRONWOOD, Mich – The Kam River Fighting Walleye rolled over the Ironwood Lumberjacks to complete a weekend sweep on the road.
Amar Powar scored twice and Ashton Sadauskas stopped 22 shots to record the shutout as the Fighting Walleye recorded an 8-0 win, giving them six wins in their last seven outings.
The win helped Kam River open up a three-point gap on the third-place Sioux Lookout Bombers and Thunder Bay North Stars, and helped them keep pace with front-running Dryden, who downed Red Lake 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night
Powar’s goals staked the Fighting Walleye to a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes, the goals coming 2:29 apart in the first six minutes of the contest.
Kaden Goodwin also scored a pair and added two helpers for a four-point night. Evan Lachimea, Callum Halls, Max Wright and Jacob Lamoureux, who had a hat trick in Friday night’s win, also scored for the Fighting Walleye (29-11-1).
Dryden 4, Red Lake 3 (OT): Max Roby scored 6:38 into overtime to lead the Ice Dogs (31-7-4) to their fifth straight win. Red Lake’s Landon van Engelen sent the game to OT with a goal at 19:01 of the third. Roby finished with a goal and two assists.
Sioux Lookout 6, Fort Frances 3: Sage Roberts scored twice and added a pair of assists as the Bombers (26-9-4) tripled up the Lakers on the road. Brodie Wood had a goal and two helpers for Sioux Lookout. Brady Krentz and Evan Kabel scored for Fort Frances (20-16-6).
