FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs made it five in a row on Saturday night thanks to a four-goal outburst in the third period.rnrnTrailing 2-0 after the first period, the Ice Dogs turned up the heat with three power-play goals in the final period to claim a 4-2 win against the Kenai River Brown Bears in Soldotna.

FAIRBANKS — Two players who might not be familiar names to Ice Dogs fans contributed in a big way in Friday night’s 6-2 North American Hockey League victory against the Kenai River Brown Bears in Soldotna.rnrnNewcomer Aaron McGill, who was playing in just his fourth game, and Tyler Voigt each scored twice as the Ice Dogs won for the fourth straight time and gained ground on the second-place Alaska Avalanche, who suffered a 3-1 loss at league-leading Wenatchee.

Fairbanks forward James Saintey rang up three goals and two assists as the Ice Dogs skated to a two-game sweep over Kenai River. On Friday, the Rosemount, Minn., native potted two goals and an assist in a 5-2 victory. The next night, the 19-year-old scored another goal and an assist as the Ice Dogs doubled up the Brown Bears, 6-3. He was also a plus-5 on the weekend.

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs turned up the heat on the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.rnrnThe Ice Dogs outshot the Brown Bears 50-14 en route to a 6-3 North American Hockey League victory in front of more than 2,100 fans at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

FAIRBANKS — After a scoreless first period, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs came to life on Friday night.rnrnThe Ice Dogs erupted for four goals in the second period and went on to post a 5-2 North American Hockey League victory against the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

FAIRBANKS — The Ice Dogs team that showed up at the Big Dipper Ice Arena on Saturday bore little resemblance to the squad from a night earlier, and the result was a 5-2 win over the Texas Tornado.rnrn“It was a much better performance, kind of polar opposite (from Friday’s 6-2 loss),” Fairbanks coach Josh Hauge said. “We bought in as a team and played hard.”

FAIRBANKS — There was no love lost on Friday night between Fairbanks and Texas — with the Tornado pinning a lopsided loss on the Ice Dogs in their first meeting in two seasons.rnrnThe former rivals of the North American Hockey League’s South Division got worked up early on — four players were ejected for fighting in the first 10 minutes — though once they settled down a bit Texas dominated with a 6-2 win in front of a nearly packed Big Dipper Ice Arena.

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs were hot early and cold late as they lost their third consecutive game against the Alaska Avalanche.rnrnThe Ice Dogs put two goals on the board in the first five minutes, but Alaska returned fire to register a 4-3 North American Hockey League win on Saturday night in Wasilla.