The Niverville Nighthawks struggled to find their offence on Wednesday night at the CRRC, falling 4–3 in overtime to the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 19–10–2.
Waywayseecappo opened the scoring midway through the first period. Niverville got it back just two minutes into the second period with a goal from Carter Spirig.
The Wolverines then scored twice more to lead 3–1, before Luke Wagner scored to cut it back to a one-goal lead.
In the third period, Niverville was dominant. They outshot their opposition 16–4. Merik Boles scored with four minutes left to tie the game.
However, they couldn’t muster the game-winning goal in regulation. Waywayseecappo scored in overtime to win 4–3.
Niverville’s Connor Graham stopped 22 shots in goal for the loss.
“It was a pretty good game, and we didn’t get rewarded on the scoreboard like we wanted to. But hey, that’s hockey, and their goaltender played well for them,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “We had a great third period tonight, but it’s a game that’s a lesson on not taking periods off.”
The Nighthawks are back in action on December 20 with a road game against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
