Make it a best-of-three series to decide the Superior International Junior Hockey League champion.
The Fort Frances Lakers drew even in Dryden on Wednesday night, shading the host Ice Dogs 3-2 to knot the best-of-seven final at two games apiece.
Nolan Ross and Bryson Jasper scored 79 seconds apart in the third period to propel the Lakers to the triumph. The Ice Dogs had taken a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes on Dylan Cusmano's tally, after after Dryden's Derek McPhail for Fort Frances' Wyatt Cota trade first-period markers.
Nathan Park stopped 22 of 24 stops to claim the win. Tate Sproxton surrendered three goals on 32 shots.
Game 5 is Friday night in Fort Frances.
In other SIJHL news, the Thunder Bay North Stars say they'll be announcing a new coach on Friday. The Stars were guided the past two seasons by Jeremy Adduono.
