The Green Bay Gamblers picked up a 4-1 victory over the Des Moines Buccaneers on Friday night at the Resch Center, led by a two-goal performance from Oliver McKinney and 28 saves from goaltender Joey Slavick.

Chase Trompeter opened the scoring at 11:48 of the first period, netting his first goal of the season off assists from McKinney and Logan Cotter.

Green Bay doubled its lead early in the second period when Luke Pietila scored his first goal of the season on the power play at 3:47, with Trompeter earning the assist.

Des Moines cut the deficit to 2-1 midway through the third period when Stepan Rezvyi scored an unassisted goal at 12:01, but the Gamblers responded late to put the game away.

McKinney restored Green Bay’s two-goal advantage at 17:33 before adding an empty-net goal with 32 seconds remaining, assisted by Ethan Sturgis, to secure the 4-1 victory.

McKinney finished with two goals and an assist, while Trompeter added a goal and an assist. Slavick stopped 28 of 29 shots as the Gamblers improved his record to 3-3-0.

Des Moines held a 29-27 advantage in shots, but Green Bay went 1-for-6 on the power play while holding the Buccaneers scoreless on three opportunities.

The Gamblers will look to complete the weekend sweep when they host Des Moines again Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Resch Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:05 p.m.