A Saturday win over the Bonnyville Pontiacs followed a Friday-night win over the Devon Xtreme for the Lloydminster Bobcats.
The Xtreme set the tone early on Friday, scoring 16 seconds into the first period.
That goal was answered late in the period with Bobcats Cooper Moore getting his second of the season. Assists went to Kaiden Wiltsie and Teague McAllister.
Wiltsie and Moore fed Wyatte Yule 2:53 into the frame while Alessio Nardelli netted his fourth of the campaign with help from McAllister and Wiltsie.
Coming out of the locker rooms, the game-winning goal was scored nearly 9 minutes into the third. Gus El-Tahhan joined in on the scoring with his fourth of the season, unassisted, while Wiltsie iced the game with the empty netter in the last minute of play.
Roughly 726 fans left the Centennial Civic Centre happy after the win.
Saturday night's bout with the Pontiacs started much the same as Friday. The Pontiacs jumped to a two-goal lead before McAllister and El-Tahhan dished the puck to Wiltsie, scoring the first of 6 answers for the 'Cats.
The second saw goals from Matthew Hikida, Kael Screpnek and Alessio Nardelli with assists from Dylan Deets, Moore, Yule and Hikida.
A chippy third period saw 10 penalties handed out while the home team lit the lamp twice. At 15:31, Luke Fritz scored with help from El-Tahhan and Nardelli. Less than two minutes later, Kade Fendelet with assists from Jake Ferguson and Yule, put one more past Pontiac's tender Cody Butikis.
Bobcats head coach, Jeff Woywitka, said the team is on a three-game win streak and playing well. However, there are always things to work on.
"Well, I think we just need to continue to make sure we're cleaning up some details in our D zone," stated Woywitka. "Then obviously, just in the offensive side of it, just put more pucks in front of the net, more bodies there. We need to manage our pucks and not make blind passes and play more connected."
The Bobcats are on the road for the return game in Bonneyville on Friday. Woywitka hopes they play with the same pace and put pucks in good places as they go through a smaller neutral zone.
The Bobcats (5-8-1-1) then return home on Oct. 30 for a 7 p.m. clash with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.
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