THUNDER BAY – Dylan Butler scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the Lakehead Thunderwolves to a surprising road win on Saturday night.
Butler knotted the game at a goal apiece 4:48 into the final stanza and beat Jonathan Reinhart a second time with 6:57 to play in regulation to deliver a 2-1 triumph over the host Windsor Lancers, a team that a night earlier steamrolled the Wolves 8-2, thanks in part to a five-goal first.
Butler’s goals were his third and fourth of the season for the fifth-year forward, giving him 15 regular-season tallies in 108 career contests.
Josh Siergers had the lone goal for Windsor, beating NIc Renyard 11:49 into the contest, the 1-0 lead standing for nearly two periods.
Renyard stopped 36 of 37 shots he faced. Reinhart was good on 36 of 38.
The win helped the Wolves leapfrog the Lancers into fifth place in the OUA West at 10-9-1, one point ahead of Windsor, who slipped to 10-10-0.
Lakehead returns home to Fort William Gardens next weekend for a pair of games against the eighth-place Laurier Golden Hawks (7-10-3).
