Dubuque, IA – The Fighting Saints (7-6-1-0, 15 pts) scored six goals over the final two periods to erase an early deficit in a 6-3 win over the Waterloo Black Hawks (9-2-2-0, 20 pts) on Sunday.
After two first-period power-play goals by the Black Hawks' Sal Viviano, the Fighting Saints turned up the pressure in the final 40 minutes. The Saints launched 24 of their 31 shots on Sunday in the last two periods and finished a three-goal second period with Kane Johnson's third goal of the season. It tied the game at three with 39 seconds left in the frame and capped a back-and-forth middle frame.
Arsienii Voroteliak scored his fifth of the season at 5:24, assisted by Max Lind, to get the Saints on the board on Sunday. The goal kickstarted a three-point period for both players as the Saints stormed back from a 2-0 deficit.
Just under three minutes later, Lind and Voroteliak set up Kris Richards for a point-shot and his first goal of the season. The Saints tied the game with their assistant captain's first goal of the season, but the Hawks answered.
At 13:34, Cody Sokol gave the Hawks a 3-2 lead with a wraparound attempt and the Hawks led once more. The Saints killed two penalties in the second period, keeping the game within striking distance.
Lind and Voroteliak went to work again late in the period, setting up Johnson's tying goal in the final minute. Lind has a seven-game point streak for Dubuque and set a career-high with three assists on Sunday.
In the third, Dubuque continued to swarm the Hawks. Spending a long-stretch in the offensive zone, Lincoln Krizizke blocked a puck on the wall and fed Cruz Martin in the slot. In his third game for Dubuque, Martin wired his first goal with the team to give the Saints their first lead of the game at 8:15 of the final frame.
Kane Johnson added to the lead at 11:49 to finish his second multi-goal game of the season and Trevor Theuer extended the lead with an empty-netter in the final minutes.
Josh Banini earned his first win for the Fighting Saints, making 15 saves for Dubuque. After the Hawks outshot the Saints 35-20 on Saturday, the Saints outshot Waterloo 31-18 in the victory.
Dubuque took three of four points in the weekend series to finish the weekend in second place in the Eastern Conference.
