SPOONER, Wisc. – Make it 15 in a row and counting for the Kam River Fighting Walleye – though they don’t come much tougher than their latest.
Holden Woodcroft scored the game-winner with 69 seconds left in regulation, delivering a 3-2 win over the host Wisconsin Lumberjacks on Friday night.
Kyler Lowden was outstanding for Wisconsin, good on 47 of 50 shots directed his way.
Ethan Lang, midway through the first, and Zach Fortin, 5:23 into the second, had the other Fighting Walleye markers.
Ryan Blackburn, who evened the game 1-1 at 15:24 of the first, and Connor Hacker, with his fifth of the season, scored for Wisconsin (10-20-2).
Tyler Blazino, an affiliated goaltender who plays for the Thunder Bay Bandits of the Lakehead Junior Hockey League, made 31 saves to pick up the win.
Kam River improved to 25-3-1, 14 points ahead of second-place Dryden.
Dryden 6, Thunder Bay 3: The Ice Dogs (19-9-1), winners of nine of their past 10, doubled up the North Stars on home ice. Cameron Ware and Nakoda Thunderchief had a goal and two assists apiece for Dryden. Edison Weeks, Dylan Bertrand and Hunter Foreshew had the Thunder Bay goals. The Stars, losers of three straight, fell to 15-10-3.
Red Lake 8, Fort Frances 2: Ryan Howe and Nic Bolin each scored twice to help the Miners (17-3-2) down the last-place Lakers. Brad Arnott had both goals for Fort Frances (2-22-0).
