Keaton Turkiewicz scored 8:27 into the third period, snapping a 1-1 tie Friday night as the Western Mustangs knocked off the visiting Lakehead Thunderwolves 3-1.
The Mustangs (15-1-3) took a 1-0 lead on Aaron Snow’s 11th goal of the season, beating LU starter Alex Dupuis at 4:12 of the opening stanza.
Adam Sergerie knotted the score at 3:01 of the second.
Kevin Baker iced it with his 10th into an empty net, with 11 seconds to go in regulation. With the loss the Wolves fell to 13-5-1.
The two teams meet again on Saturday for the second and final time during regular season play.