Berk Berkeliev made 36 saves for his first SJHL shutout, and the Melville Millionaires blanked the Notre Dame Hounds 2-0 on the road on Tuesday night.
Berkeliev boosted his save percentage to .947% on the season and lowered his goals against average to 1.87.
Rin Beny opened the scoring midway through the first period for the Millionaires (11-17-2-4), and Aidan Steinke added one more late in the second.
Riley Kohonick made 20/22 saves in goal for the Hounds (12-17-3-1). The two teams are now tied for ninth in the overall standings, both four points back of Kindersley for the final playoff spot.
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The Melfort Mustangs saw a 3-1 lead slip away, but came back to beat the La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-3 in a shootout.
The Mustangs (20-9-2-1) picked up their 20th win of the season, putting 50 shots on goal in the process.
Defenseman Lucas Ochitwa had a goal and an assist for Melfort, while Kenzie Arnold and Tyson Meyers added the others. Isaac Alvarado and Zach Anderson both scored in the shootout, and Trevor Martin made 36/39 saves, plus went 22 in the shootout.
Liam McGarva made 47/50 saves in goal for the Ice Wolves (17-14-2-2). Spencer Kennedy scored twice and Daylon Mannon tacked on his 22nd of the season.
