The Dubuque Fighting Saints tied the series against the Youngstown Phantoms after a 6-0 win at home.
The series is now tied at 1-1 and the next game will be the decider.
The hosting Fighting Saints started off strong and took the lead early in the game with Juraj Pekarcik scoring in the first minute, assisted by Beckett Hendrickson.
The Fighting Saints made it 2-0 in the first period when Beckett Hendrickson struck, assisted by Juraj Pekarcik.
The Fighting Saints’ Lucas St. Louis increased the lead to 3-0 late in the first period, assisted by Joona Vaisanen and Juraj Pekarcik.
Jayden Jubenvill scored early in the second period, assisted by Josh Giuliani and Teddy Merrill.
Jake Sondreal increased the lead to 5-0 early in the third period, assisted by Lucas St. Louis.
The Fighting Saints made it 6-0 when Seamus Powell netted one, assisted by Noah Powell and Beckett Hendrickson in the middle of the third. That left the final score at 6-0.
The Fighting Saints were whistled for six penalties, while the Phantoms received nine penalties.
Next up:
The teams meet again for Game 3 on Tuesday at 6:05 pm CST, this time in Youngstown at Covelli Centre.
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