The Niverville Nighthawks climbed out of a three-game losing skid with a big win on the road over the Virden Oil Capitals on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 31–18–3.
It was a game in which the Nighthawks had to claw their way back, after Virden jumped out to a 2–0 lead with a pair of first period goals.
The Nighthawks came alive in the second period, though, tying it up late in the frame with goals from Bryce Warkentine and Dawson Zeller.
In the third period, the Nighthawks added two more goals at the midway point from Alex Ballard and Lucas Bertolin to give them the 4–2 lead—and that’s how the game ended.
Niverville’s Austin Dubinsky stopped 34 shots in goal for the win.
“It was good to get a win like that over a good team like Virden,” said Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “We fought hard to get back in the game and then to pull away in the third period just showed how resilient this team can be.”
The Nighthawks are back in action with another road game tonight against the Winnipeg Freeze. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
