The Hastings Raiders Boys Hockey team won its second consecutive game with a 4-1 win over Tartan/North Saint Paul on Thursday night at Hastings Civic Arena.
The Raiders got off to a quick start, as with 9:44 left in the first period, Finn Zaruba netted his second goal of the season to make it 1-0, as Brecken Fullerton and Michael Kennedy assisted. The Raiders would get a power play tally later in the frame, when Carter Hanson found the back of the net from Will Savage and Zaruba to make it 2-0.
The Raiders would dominate the second period, a period where Tartan had scored 16 times in their first five games. The Raider power play continued its strong start with another power play tally, as Jonas Schauer angled in a shot from the near circle to make it 3-0. Tartan would get one back later in the period to make it 3-1.
Schauer would come in handy on special teams again, this time shorthanded, as an inexplicable Tartan turnover led to Schauer scoring on a shorthanded breakaway to make it 4-1.
The Raiders outshot the Titans 35-16, updated from the earlier 36-10 mark. but the Raiders dominated the second and third periods, keeping the Titans from doing much of anything outside the goal. Charlie Stoffel stopped 15 out of 16 for the Raiders in the win.
Hastings is now off until Tuesday when they face Simley. 