Brody Haynes has played well against the Boston Jr. Bruins this season.

Saturday was no different.

The Twin City Thunder goalie made 33 saves in a 3-2 victory in a USPHL National Collegiate Development Conference game at Norway Savings Bank Arena.

“We beat them in a shootout earlier in the year (with Haynes in net), and he had a really strong performance in the first game of the year in a 2-0 game that we lost,” Twin City Thunder coach Dan Hodge said.

Ethan Lim put the Thunder (13-11-1, 27 points) up 80 seconds into the game for his first goal of the year.

Twin City took the 1-0 lead into the intermission, but 66 seconds into the second period Grady Friedman tied the game at 1-1 for the Jr. Bruins (13-10-4, 30 points).

Friedman, the son of former Twin City Thunder coach Doug Friedman, just joined the Jr. Bruins this week from the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL.

Steven Armstrong put the Thunder back on top at the two-minute mark of the middle frame with an unassisted marker.

“They scored, and we came right back. Armstrong, a great game by him,” Hodge said. “He took the (defenseman) wide and went to the net and literally just got a backhander on the net, and it squeaked through the goalie.”

Dom Chasse scored his seventh goal of the season in the middle of the second period to extend the Thunder lead to 3-1.

Henry Wilson scored in the third period for Boston.

Colin Winn stopped 25 shots in the loss.

The Thunder are on a holiday break and don’t return to action until Jan. 8 against the Boston Advantage on the road.

“We are two games above .500, and I believe we are in (third) place in the (North) Division now,” Hodge said. “We have a lot of work to do, but I think being in a playoff spot right now is a good way to end the (first half). We are 4-2 in the past six games. Things are coming together. We are learning when we play in the system, we do well. We learn when we don’t play in the system.”