A gutsy effort from the Flin Flon Bombers who went into Melfort last night and pulled out a tight 2 to 1 win.
To say it is tough to win in Melfort at the Northern Lights Palace would be a huge under statement, with Flin Flon only winning 3 of the past 14 games they have played there.
After a scoreless opening period, the Mustangs took advantage of the only mistake that Bomber netminder Devin Peck made in the entire game.
Peck mishandled a dump in from Mustang forward Keleb Binner, and forward Owen Nelson jumped on the loose puck and fired it home for a 1-0 lead.
The Bombers responded just after a powerplay expired when Maverick Deslisle re-directed a Jared Miskew point shot that went over Madden Mulawka's right shoulder.
Landon Alexander who was one of the best players on the ice scored the eventual game winner with a harmless shot from the corner, that hit Rhett Ewen in front of the Melfort net and went in.
That was all the offense as both goaltenders were dialled in and made a lot of quality saves. Melfort did get a great chance to tie the game late with a 5 on 3 powerplay, and they also pulled the goalie to 6 on 3 with well over a minute remaining.
The Bomber penalty killing unit was sensational winning a ket faceoff and blocking some shots and winning battles to get the puck down the ice and were able to hold off the Mustangs the rest of the way.
Flin Flon fired 34 shots at Mulawka while the Mustangs countered with 27 shots on Flin Flon's Devin Peck.
Peck is really finding his rhythm and is 9-4-1 on the season with a GAA of 2.26 and a Save % of .906.
The Bombers look like they have turned the corner and are now unbeaten in their last 5 games and are 10-6-0-1 on the season and are now tied with the Nipawin Hawks for the division lead with 21 points.
Flin Flon also sits in a tie for third overall with Nipawin and Weyburn.
The Mustangs fall to 7-6-0-2 and are are sitting in 8th spot with Battleford.
The Bombers will get a much deserved break and won't play for 8 days as they don't get back on the ice til November the 14th when they host the Humboldt Broncos.
