DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - The Dawson Creek Canucks improved to 5-0 on the season Saturday night with a 3-1 road victory over the Manning Comets.
The Canucks struck twice in the opening period and never looked back, getting goals from Alex Hanson, Kris Desjarlais and Joey Massingham.
Hanson opened the scoring on the power play at 15:41 of the first period, while Desjarlais added another less than six minutes later to give Dawson Creek a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Manning cut the deficit to one late in the second period, but the Canucks answered just over six minutes later.
Massingham scored a power-play goal to restore Dawson Creek’s two-goal cushion.
Despite being outshot 41-31, the Canucks received a standout performance from goaltender Landon Hatton, who stopped 40 of 41 shots for a .976 save percentage. The effort earned him first-star honours.
Hanson was named the game’s third star after recording a goal and an assist, while Manning netminder Braden Gamble was selected as the second star.
The win keeps Dawson Creek atop the league standings with a perfect 5-0 record and 10 points.
The Canucks return to action on Saturday, November 14 when they host the Fox Creek Knights in Dawson Creek.