The Melville Millionaires extended their point streak to six games Friday night, picking up a 3-1 win over the visiting Nipawin Hawks at the CN Community Centre.
The Mils came out flying, getting on the board twice in the opening period. Wesley Olson opened the scoring just 4:59 into the game before Rylan Oatman added a power-play marker to give Melville a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Nipawin got one back in the second period when Jack Janzen buried a rebound past Noah Kraus for his 10th goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 2-1 heading into the third.
However, that was as close as the Hawks would get. Oatman sealed the victory with his second of the night, finding the empty net with 58 seconds remaining.
Kraus was outstanding between the pipes, turning aside 40 of 41 shots to pick up his eighth win of the season. Connor Johnson made 37 saves in the Nipawin net as the Hawks saw their own seven-game point streak come to an end.
Melville improves to 9-4-0-1 on the season and returns to the ice Tuesday night when they welcome the Warman Wolverines.
Elsewhere,
The Yorkton Terriers overcame an early 2-0 deficit to extend their winning streak to three games with a 6-3 victory over the Estevan Bruins.
Aidan Vallance led the way with two goals and an assist, while Jake Briltz, Dylan Brass, Drew Heil and Samuel Biakabutuka also scored. It was Biakabutuka's first career SJHL goal.
Caleb Potter, Gunner Moore and Steven Steranka each recorded a goal and an assist for Estevan, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.
Callum Creign made 21 saves on 24 shots to earn the win for Yorkton, while Estevan starter Dylan Adams faced a busy night, allowing five goals on 57 shots.
The two teams will meet again Saturday night in Estevan.
In La Ronge, Kai Holowachuk's second-period goal held up as the game-winner as the Humboldt Broncos picked up a 4-1 road victory over the Ice Wolves.
Brayden Smith, Jovan Sandhu and Ryan Ulmer also scored for Humboldt, while Brenden Jones had the lone goal for La Ronge.
In North Battleford, Owen Nelson played the hero in the shootout as the Battlefords North Stars snapped a nine-game winless streak with a 5-4 victory over the Weyburn Red Wings.
And in Kindersley, Dylan Caron finished with a goal and an assist, while Finn Werner turned aside 31 shots to lead the Flin Flon Bombers to a 4-3 win over the Klippers.
