The Dubuque Fighting Saints fell last night in a matchup between top two teams in the Eastern Conference. 1st place Dubuque lost to the 2nd place Madison Capitols 3-1.
The loss leaves Dubuque five points ahead of the Caps with seven games remaining for the Saints and nine for Madison. The teams meet twice more in Dubuque this season, with one of those matchups on Saturday.
Tonight the Fighting Saints skate at home against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
