COLUMBUS, GA – Justin MacDonald scored twice to extend his league-record scoring streak to 33 games as the Columbus River Dragons topped the Baton Rouge Zydeco 4-2 on Saturday night.
MacDonald started the scoring in both the second and third periods, with the latter goal counting for the game winner at 4:28 of the frame. The game was the twenty-third multi-point outing for MacDonald during the streak.
Sequoia Swan recorded a goal and an assist as did Ryan Hunter to round out the scoring.
Baton Rouge did manage to make it a game late, scoring a pair of power play goals 2:22 apart to close the gap to 4-2 with just under seven minutes remaining. Despite pulling goaltender Bailey Stephens (26 saves) the Zydeco would not score again.
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MacDonald now has 29 goals and 46 assists for 75 points over the course of his 33-game scoring streak.
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Breandan Colgan secured the win with 34 saves for his 20th win of the season.
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Tomorrow’s game is the final meeting of the regular season between Columbus and Baton Rouge. The River Dragons are 11-1 vs. the Zydeco this season.
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Ryan Hunter is now on a six-game point streak.
With River Dragons match report
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