The Lundar Falcons picked up two wins in three outings this week in Capital Region Junior Hockey League action, highlighted by a pair of comeback performances and an overtime victory on the road.
Lundar opened its stretch on Dec. 2 with a 4–2 win over the North Winnipeg Satellites at Billy Mosienko Arena, overcoming an early two-goal deficit before taking control. The Satellites struck twice on the power play before the five-minute mark, but the Falcons replied with goals from Braeden Lukas and Ethan Carnegie just over 30 seconds apart to tie the game 2–2 before the first intermission.
Daniel Masters put Lundar ahead midway through the second period, finishing a feed from Lukas and Kade Laughlin. Carnegie sealed the win with his second of the night on a power-play marker at 17:01 of the third. Goaltender Dylan Leclair steered aside 34 shots for a .944 save percentage in the victory. Lundar finished the night 1-for-4 on the man advantage and outshot the Satellites 35–36.
Two nights later at home, the Falcons were limited offensively in a tight 2–1 loss to the league-leading Beausejour Comets on Dec. 6 at Lundar Arena. Beausejour opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period and held Lundar to just two shots in the second. The Comets added an empty-netter in the final minute before Masters responded for Lundar with 28 seconds left, but the comeback fell short. Leclair was outstanding again, stopping 45 of 46 shots.
Lundar closed its weekend with a dramatic 4–3 overtime win in Selkirk on Dec. 7. After exchanging goals in each period of regulation, Masters delivered the winner at 2:37 of overtime on a setup from Liam Russell. The Falcons also had goals from Lukas, Jayden Dyck and Masters in regulation, while goaltender Seth Hasker made 36 saves for his first win of the season.
The Falcons now sit fifth in the CRJHL standings at 3-9-0-3 with 17 points. Lundar returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 13, when they host the North Winnipeg Satellites at 7 p.m. at Lundar Arena.
