The Niverville Nighthawks battled hard on Saturday night on the road but were ultimately dispatched 2–1 in a nailbiter at the hands of the Selkirk Steelers. With the loss, the Nighthawks stay in third place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 11–5–1 on the season.

Goals were a rarity this evening. Michael Tanchak scored late in the first period for Niverville to open the game’s scoring, before Selkirk quickly replied with a goal of their own.

From there, the two teams played a scoreless second period. The game was anyone’s for the taking.

In the end, Selkirk scored one more time midway through the final frame, holding on the rest of the way for the 2–1 victory over Niverville.

Raiden LeGall stopped 37 shots in goal for the Nighthawks in the loss.

“Their goalie was really good in the game, as we had a lot of chances and could have put them away early on. But he played well,” said Nighthawks head coach Kelvin Cech. “And they sort of got their feet under them and played better. It was a track meet throughout the game as both teams were rushing up and down the ice, and both goalies were the difference makers tonight. We were probably better tonight than we were against Portage, but Selkirk just executed their game plan to a tee, and we need to be better for the next game.”

Speaking of next game, the Nighthawks are back in action on November 8 with a big road game against the Portage Terriers. The action gets underway at 7:30 p.m.

“We’re getting really familiar with Portage, as this will already be the fourth meeting of the season,” said Cech. “We know that they’re going to be pretty annoyed from losing the other night, and we know their rink will be a hostile environment. So we’ve got to come in there with our best foot forward and play a great game.”