The Niverville Nighthawks made it six straight wins for the first time in franchise history on Monday evening with a convincing 5–1 win on the road over the Neepawa Titans. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in fifth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 12–7–0.
The Nighthawks dominated right from the start, with first period goals coming from Matthew Bertolin and Adam Vigfusson. Those tallies set the pace for the rest of the game.
Carter Spirig scored his fourth goal of the year early in the second period to make it 3–0. Although Neepawa got one back later in the period, Merik Boles replied with a goal of his own to make it 4–1.
Boles added one more goal in the third period to seal the deal.
Niverville’s Raiden Legall made 24 saves in net for the victory.
“We played with pace and played with team speed tonight,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “We got the puck moving north quickly and got the pucks deep to sustain the cycle game.”
Hirst is pleased with the new look of his team over the course of this big six-game win streak.
“We’re playing fast,” he adds. “And when everyone in our lineup knows that’s the agenda, it promotes the trust in our players to play free and know that pucks are going up the ice now. When players know that’s what makes us successful, we start to develop those habits.”
The Nighthawks are back in action for another road game on November 16 against the Neepawa Titans. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
