The Niverville Nighthawks had a tough time on the road in Steinbach last night, falling 5–1 to the Pistons. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in third place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 5–4–0.
After a scoreless first period, the Pistons turned on the gas, exploding with a four-goal outburst to lead four to zip.
The team’s traded goals in the third period, and the game ended 5–1 in Steinbach’s favour. Dawson Zeller had the lone goal for Niverville on the power play.
Niverville’s Raiden LeGall stopped 38 shots in the loss.
“Steinbach is very good, as they stay with what works and always stay to their identity. They are calm, composed, and confident with what they do game in and game out,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “We made some mental mistakes that were bad errors in judgement and those things caught up to us. The first period was great, and then it felt like we didn’t need to stick to our game plan. Successful teams don’t pick and choose when they are good. Instead they do it all the time, shift in and shift out.”
The Nighthawks are back in action with a road game on Wednesday night against the Portage Terriers. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
“We’re going to take a couple days off the ice and get back at it for Tuesday,” says Hirst. “We need one good day of details and habits before we go to Portage on Wednesday.”
