Hawks, Mustangs notch wins Friday
The Nipawin Hawks returned to the win column Friday night, edging the Melville Millionaires 2-1.
Austin Mikesch scored his 13th goal of the season in the first period giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead. The game remained at that score until Cory Schillo tied the game 1-1 early in the third period. Nipawin defenseman Josh McDougall scored the game-winning goal at 15:51 in the third, assisted by Mikesch, for his second point of the game. McDougall now has 12 goals on the year.
Declan Hobbs picked up the win in the Nipawin net stopping 22 of 23 shots. Jake Anthony made two saves in three minutes of relief at the end of the second period. Hobbs returned to play the third period.
Melville’s Colby Entz allowed two goals on 26 Nipawin shots.