The Powassan Voodoos rode the strength of two power play tallies as well as a pair of shorthanded efforts to help power them to a 5-1 victory over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday night at the Powassan Sportsplex.

Taking the lead just over eight minutes into the match-up the Eagles’ Cole Taylor collected his initial league marker by pumping in a shot from the point off a face off win that eluded the Voodoos’ Cole Vreugdenhil, who was making his NOJHL debut.

Answering with an equalizer while shorthanded, Powassan’s Ryan Saginaw cruised down the right wing and wired a shot upstairs from the top of the circle that sailed past Sault Ste. Marie starter Jace Knoerle at 13:32 of the first period.

The hosts then took a 2-1 lead into the intermission complime

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