Saints Score Eight to Sweep RoughRiders
Published on February 7, 2026 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Dubuque Fighting Saints News Release
Cedar Rapids, IA - The Dubuque Fighting Saints (28-14-2-0, 58 pts) powered by the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (20-15-2-5, 47 pts) in an 8-2 win on the road on Saturday night.
To finish a three-game weekend, the Fighting Saints came out flying on Saturday night in Cedar Rapids. Dubuque scored the first of three goals in 1:27 just about three minutes into the game. Dante Josefsson-Westling scored on a breakaway after a stretch pass from Kris Richards and the Saints kept scoring.
Just 31 seconds later, Michael Barron scored his 12th goal of the season on a shot from the left wing, setting the Saints ahead by a pair. Colin Frank finished the barrage with his 21st goal at 4:12 of the period, assisted by Charlie Arend and Masun Fleece.
A Cedar Rapids power-play goal sent the Saints into the second period with a 3-1 lead. Late in the second, Dubuque sparked another pair of quick strikes. Separated by 19 seconds, Caden Dabrowski and Kane Johnson lifted the Dubuque lead to 5-1. Dabrowski added more insurance in the third period, scoring a second and assisting on Eetu Orpana's goal in the final minutes. Dabrowski recorded the first multi-goal game of his career, while Johnson logged his first points since Nov. 9.
Owen Crudale made 30 saves in his eight win of the season, making a few acrobatic stops in the Dubuque net.
The Saints had 14 players record a point in the win, with seven recording multiple points. The win put the Saints into sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of Green Bay.
Dubuque hits the road for a pair of games in Michigan against the U17s next weekend.
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