The Lundar Falcons came close to making it two straight wins Saturday night.
In their lone game of the week, Lundar headed south to St. Jean Arena to face the second-place St. Malo Warriors.
Entering the game fifth in the Capital Region Junior Hockey League, Lundar showed its ability to compete with the league’s best in a narrow 2–1 loss.
The Falcons trailed 1–0 through two periods, setting the stage for a tense third. After St. Malo extended its lead to 2–0 midway through the final frame, Lundar’s Liam Russell scored a timely goal with 1:35 remaining to pull the Falcons within one.
Lundar pressed for the equalizer in the final minute but was unable to beat St. Malo goaltender Logan Mazinke, who finished with 16 saves.
At the other end, Lundar’s Dylan Leclair stopped 25 shots as the Falcons fell to 5-16-0-3-2 on the season, good for 23 points.
The Falcons remain two points ahead of the sixth-place Arborg Ice Dawgs entering the league’s penultimate week, with playoff matchups still to be determined.
Lundar will play three of its four remaining regular-season games this week before returning to St. Jean on Feb. 17 to close out the schedule.
Upcoming games:
Wednesday, Feb. 11 — at St. Malo Warriors, 8:15 p.m., St. Jean Arena
Friday, Feb. 13 — at Arborg Ice Dawgs, 8 p.m., Arborg & District Arena
Saturday, Feb. 14 — at La Broquerie Habs, 7:30 p.m., HyLife Centre
Tuesday, Feb. 17 — at St. Malo Warriors, 8 p.m., St. Jean Arena
