Lyndon Lipinski was all over the ice for Fort Frances, as he tallied two goals and one assist in Fort Frances' 6-3 win over Kirkland Lake.

Lipinski's tallies came on the power play at 7:48 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Fort Frances and 14:33 into the third to make the score 5-3 Fort Frances.

Fort Frances forced Kirkland Lake goalie Jeremy Pominville to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots. Fort Frances surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Fort Frances averages 2.3 goals per game.

Fort Frances additionally got points from Mason Meyer, who also had one goal and one assist and Bryce Lipinski, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Fort Frances also had goals scored by Brent Aiken and Miles Nolan, who each put in one. In addition, Fort Frances received assists from Luca Debenedet, who had three and Riley Daly, Kevin Kurm, and Cam Jackson, who contributed one each.

Kirkland Lake managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Kirkland Lake wound up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. Kirkland Lake kept Fort Frances' goalie busy throughout the game, and Jordan Cartney made 30 saves on 33 shots.

Kirkland Lake was helped by Everett Thompson, who grabbed one goal. Thompson scored 6:45 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Dylan Rosen picked up the assist. Others who scored for Kirkland Lake included Tanner Lafrance and Ethan Strong, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Kirkland Lake were Jonathan Langford, who had two and Jeremy Picard-Fiset and Ryan Scherer, who each chipped in one.

Fort Frances incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Pominville recorded 33 saves for Kirkland Lake. Kirkland Lake registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Kirkland Lake ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Samuel Wilbur was ejected from the game.