And while there’s still work to do -- as evidenced by their weekend split with the Battlefords Stars -- seeing a few more goals hitting the back of the net has to be a positive.
After taking a 6-3 win over the Swift Current Legionnaires on Remembrance Day, the Warriors dropped a 2-1 decision to the Battlefords Stars on Saturday but rebounded with a 6-5 victory in Sunday’s rematch.
The split sees the Warriors finish off their five-game stint on the road with a 2-3 record and improve to 9-6-0-0 on the Sask Male AAA Hockey League season, good enough for a tie for sixth in the league standings.
Warriors 6, Swift Current 3
The Warriors dominated from start to finish against the Legionnaires, taking a 2-0 lead out of the first period and extending their edge to 5-0 before going on to the comfortable win.
Daxin Peterson had a goal and two assists to lead Moose Jaw’s offence, while Brady Wilson and Rowan Calvert picked up a goal and a helper apiece. Jackson Allan, Orin Olson and Kayden Ostrom scored their other markers.
Ryan Bain had a 25-save performance in goal for the Warriors, who had a 50-shot night of their own.
Battlefords 2, Warriors 1
All the offence in the weekend opener came in the span of 6:48 in the second period.
Battlefords got on the board with a power play goal at 4:12 of the frame, the Warriors’ Liam Fitzpatrick tied things up just over five minutes later and the Stars retook the lead 1:08 after that marker.
Ethan Fechter had 20 stops in the loss, the Warriors had 29 shots.
Warriors 6, Battlefords 5
The two teams found themselves in a back-and-forth battle from start to finish before a second-period surge gave the Warriors a 5-4 lead heading into the final frame.
After a 2-2 first period that saw Calvert and Allan hit the scoresheet, Battlefords scored twice early in the second to take the lead. The Warriors were able to respond before the period was out, though, scoring three times in a three-minute span late to take their one-goal lead..
Olson, Brady Wilson and Daxin Peterson scored for Moose Jaw, and Ostrom extended the lead two minutes into the third.
Battlefords scored on the power play to make things interesting late but wouldn’t find the tying goal.
Bain had 26 saves, the Warriors had 31 shots.
The Warriors are back at Mosaic Place this weekend, as they host the Yorkton Maulers for a pair of contests on Saturday and Sunday. Both game times are 1:30 p.m.
