UW-Superior 3 , Finlandia 2

SUPERIOR, Wis. (November 18, 2017) – The Yellowjackets secured their second victory of the season, beating the Finlandia Lions in Wessman Arena.

The first period started slowly both teams, each recording a penalty, but either was able to capitalize on the power play; the first period would end 0-0.  

Ian Ecklund (Twig, Minn./Proctor) made the second period more interesting. Ecklund was able to get behind the Finlandia defense and score a short-handed goal unassisted, taking a 1-0 lead, his fourth of the season. Another 'Jacket would get on the board at 7:14, Pavel Mikhasenok (Yekaterinburg, Russia/Everest Academy) would score his first of the season, getting passes from Aidan Salerno (Long Beach, N.Y./Avon Old Farms) and Tanner Skaja (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech) to make it a 2-0 lead.

The Lions would get on the board at 8:38 as Micahel Chiunard found twine, assisted by Blake Peavey. The Yellowjackets wanted that two-goal lead back, so, Ecklund scored his second of the game, this time getting assists from Daniel Litchke (Superior, Wis./Superior) and Andrew Durham (Plano, Texas/Plano East). Superior would own a 3-1 lead into the second period.

Superior would get an early power-play chance at the 18:02 mark of the third period, but couldn't find net. The Lions would score their second of the game around 13 minutes in, leveling the Yellowjacket lead to one. The game would get heated towards the end, each team throwing hits and getting into the shuffle, but Superior would come out victorious.

The 'Jackets had 38 shots in the contest, 14 more than the Lions. They also won the faceoff matchup 35-28. This was the Yellowjackets sixth-straight victory vs Finlandia.

Superior will continue their home stretch with two more games next weekend. First Friday, Nov. 24, at 7:05 p.m. against St. Thomas and then Saturday, Nov. 25, at 7:05 p.m. vs St. Scholastica.