Melfort Mustangs' Ryan Duguay battles for the puck against Flin Flon Bomber Wyatt Cook. (Submitted photo/Broad Leaf Media).

By Mat Barrett

Heartbreak at Home

Mustangs fall in tight game against Bombers

Nov 4, 2022 | 12:35 PM

The Melfort Mustangs have lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season.

This after a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Flin Flon Bombers on Wednesday night at the Northern Lights Palace.

Jaeden Mercier opened the scoring late in the first period for Flin Flon to give them the 1-0 lead they would hold until almost halfway through the third, when Wyatt Cook made it 2-0. Melfort seemed to be right there all night, however, outshooting Flin Flon from the second period onward— 34-26 overall— but not seeming to get one by Harmon Laser-Hume in the Flin Flon net.

It was Jacob Hufty who finally got one to go for the Mustangs just past the halfway point in the third period, giving Melfort life. The Mustangs would get a five-minute powerplay with almost six minutes to play in the third after a match penalty was given to Cole Duperrault. However, Melfort couldn’t tie the game, dropping their record to 7-8-4-0.

Mustangs’ assistant coach Dan Meyers says it felt like at times, they may have deserved a better fate.

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“We were in the game the whole time,” he said. “I just don’t think we went hard enough to the net and at times we didn’t get enough shots through either.”

While it’s the Mustangs’ second straight loss, it’s also the second straight game they’ve only scored one goal.

“We’ve got to score more goals,” Meyers said. “You can’t be winning hockey games with one goal.”

Melfort will now have nearly 10 days off as they don’t play again until Nov. 11 when they visit Estevan.

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