Area Boys Hockey: Flyers shutout St. Paul Johnson 5-0

LITTLE FALLS — Gunnar Gustafson was the first of five different Little Falls players to find the net, and DaneCouture kicked away all 17 shots that he faced in a 5-0 win for Class 1A’s 15th-ranked Flyers over Class 1A’s 10th-ranked St. Paul Johnson Governors.

The Flyers won for the fifth straight time and moved their unbeaten streak to six games.

Nicholas Stevens, Ryan Buckallew, Robby Kuchinski-Helgeson and Matt Filippi also scored for Little Falls.

St. Paul Johnson 0 0 0 -- 0

Little Falls 0 2 3 -- 5

Second period: LF-Gunnar Gustafson (Robby Kuchinski-Helgeson, Matt Filippi) ppg 1:21; LF-Nicholas Stevens (Gustafson) ppg 8:15

Third period: LF-Ryan Buckallew (Reece Hubbard, Gabe Hirsch) :31; LF-Robby Kuchinski-Helgeson (Gustafson, Hubbard) 13:50; LF-Filippi (Gustafson) 15:07

Shots on goal: LF 36, SPJ 17

Goalies: LF-Dane Couture (17 saves); SPJ-Tobin Florhaug (31 saves)

Overall: LF 7-1-1. Next: Little Falls hosts Mound Westonka 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.