Dragons Fall to Thunderbirds, 3-1

Published on March 21, 2025 under Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Columbus River Dragons News Release

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Columbus River Dragons lost the first half of a weekend series with the Carolina Thunderbirds 3-1 on Friday night.

Trailing 1-0 heading into the third, the River Dragons finally converted a power play chance when Justin MacDonald tipped a Nolan Slachetka feed past Boris Babik to tie the game at 11:10.

But with time winding down in the third, Dmitri Selyutin tipped a James Farmer point shot over the right shoulder of Trevor Babin to give Carolina the lead with just 3:40 to play.

Jiri Pestuka scored an empty-net goal to cement the win.

The same two teams drop the puck tomorrow night at 6:05 pm ET, with coverage starting 15 minutes prior to puck drop on the River Dragons YouTube channel.

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