Saints Carve Black Hawks For Big Rivalry Win

The Saints finished up an 8-game road trip for the beginning of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Black Hawks. Their current record from this heavy away game schedule finished 4-3-1 and are currently sitting 6th in the Eastern Conference.

The game looked to be quite tight on the evening with a scoreless first period finished up. But a flurry of goals in the second took the saints on a march to victory. 2 unanswered goals, scored within a minute of each other, started out the 2nd period. This was followed by a third from Riley Stuart, before the Blackhawks pulled one back. The period rapped up with Burkholder grabbing his 2nd goal of the season to make it 4-1.

Both teams split the final period for a final score of 5-2 in favor of our Dubuque Fighting Saints. On the evening, the Saints were outshot 31 to 24, with both teams splitting power play wins at 1 each; the Black Hawks having 5 chances, and the Saints with 2.

Mystique Community Ice Center, now re-named the Dubuque Ice Arena, has officially completed a five-month, $6 million stabilization and renovation and now's your chance to see it in action. Grab tickets to the first home game of the season here! And if you can't celebrate in person, make sure to tune into Eagle 102.3 FM for all the action live from Blake Theisen as the Dubuque Fighting Saints host the Madison Capitols. Pre-game starts at 6:45pm with 7:05 puck drop this Friday. It's sure to be a celebration as we re-open OUR HOUSE! The Madison Capitols won last time out, 5-3 in Middleton, Wisconsin. Saints look for revenge on the 7th ranked opponent.