Saturday Scores: Americans stay atop division with two wins
Sugar Land 5 @ Euless 7 - Euless climbed out of a three-goal hole to beat Sugar Land, 7-5. Euless let multiple leads slip away before eventually digging out of a three hole to pick up the win. Euless took a 1-0 advantage on a goal by Triston Wilson at 2:26 in the first period. Euless found itself down 5-2 after Sugar Land's Nicholas Krivokuca put the puck home at 8:20 in the second period. After tying things up at 5-5 on a goal by Benjamin Kraus at 18:32 in the second, Euless got the game-winner from Kraus at 8:57 in the third period. Euless also got points from Kraus, who also finished with two goals and two assists and Kayne Fedor, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Ian Linna also scored for Euless. More assists for Euless came via Aaron Wade, Kyle Dudley, and Nick Snyder, who contributed one each and Brandon Wade and Wyatt Gentry, who each chipped in two. Sugar Land was led by Frank Muscarella, who tallied one goal and one assist. Muscarella scored 14:34 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Zac McKenna assisted on the tally. Sugar Land additionally got points from McKenna, who also registered one goal and one assist and Alex Norwinski, who also had one goal and one assist. Sugar Land also got a goal from Matt DeNure as well. In addition, Sugar Land received assists from Jas Bowling, Trenton Joiner, and Jonathan Adnell, who contributed one each and Matt Cozzan and Keith Allen, who each chipped in two.
Peoria 3 @ Evansville 2 - Evansville tried its best to erase a two-goal deficit, but Peoria would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-2. Peoria took a 3-1 lead during the second period, only to have Evansville storm back on a Jon Grimm goal 6:32 into the third period to pull to one goal down. Peoria was led by Levi Armstrong, who grabbed one goal. Armstrong scored 3:02 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Peoria. Jason Hoehn assisted on the tally. Peoria additionally got points from Austin Wisely, who also had one goal and one assist. Andrej Buchko also scored for Peoria. More assists for Peoria came via Aaron Siegrist and Thomas Kolaz, who contributed one each. Evansville kept Peoria's goalie busy throughout the game, and Nic Piech made 42 saves on 44 shots. Evansville was helped by Michael Kelley, who registered one goal. Kelley scored on the power play 9:50 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Triston Theriot provided the assist. In addition, Evansville received assists from Brandon Rozema, Brandon Bornkamp, and Brett Siewertsen, who each chipped in one. Adam Conkling made 35 saves for Evansville on 38 shots.
Granite City 2 @ Alexandria 1 - Robbie Goor had a standout game with 25 saves, and Granite City beat Alexandria 2-1. Granite City was paced by Mathew Sprink, who finished with one goal. Sprink scored 17:40 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Granite City. Casey Esselman assisted on the tally. Tommy Giller also scored for Granite City. More assists for Granite City came via Tanner Skaja and Matt Flom, who each chipped in one. Alexandria was led by David Carey, who scored the team's only goal. Carey scored 9:08 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Alexandria. Jack Mellstrom picked up the assist. Alexandria's Brey Effertz stopped 19 shots out of the 21 that he faced.
La Crosse 5 @ Rochester 2 - Despite having to fight off several power plays, La Crosse was able to defeat Rochester, 5-2. La Crosse was helped by Cameron Pries, who racked up one goal. Pries scored on the power play 5:36 into the first period to make the score 2-0 La Crosse. Jared Bromberg assisted on the tally. Others who scored for La Crosse included JP Eykyn, Joe Guimont, Toby Sengvongxay, and Ben Henderson, who scored one goal each. In addition, La Crosse received assists from Justin Edwards, who had two and Andrew Wagner, Jacob St. Andre, and Dylan Goggin, who contributed one each. Rochester was led by Trey McMillen, who had one goal and one assist. McMillen scored on the power play 13:21 into the first period to make the score 3-1 La Crosse. Nick Paulson picked up the assist. Vladislav Shipota also scored for Rochester. More assists for Rochester came via Sam Bjellum and Dominik Bogdzuil, who each chipped in one. La Crosse's Wagner stopped 28 shots out of the 30 that he faced.
Breezy Point 4 @ Minnesota 1 - Christian Sanzottera had a standout game with 31 saves, and Breezy Point beat Minnesota 4-1. Josh Laven had two goals and one assist to lead Breezy Point. Laven scored the first of his two goals at 12:46 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Breezy Point. Clifford Ogle picked up the assist. Laven's next tally made the score 4-1 Breezy Point with three seconds left in the third period. Nick Blanchette provided the assist. Breezy Point also got points from Tyler Larwood, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Breezy Point also got a goal from Austin Langworthy as well. More assists for Breezy Point came via Christian Lenzmeier, who had one and Cory Dennis, who had two. Minnesota was led by Jacob Cox, who scored the team's only goal. Cox scored 1:16 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Breezy Point. Tyler Leverty picked up the assist. Quinn Huff rejected 39 shots on goal for Minnesota.
St. Louis 3 @ Cincinnati 2 (OT) - St. Louis' Frankie Melton scored 51 seconds into overtime to beat Cincinnati, 3-2 (OT). Others who scored for St. Louis included Dominic Caito and Alex Klaesner, who scored one goal each. In addition, St. Louis received assists from Joe Nolan, who had three. Cincinnati was helped by Cobin Sanborn, who tallied one goal. Sanborn scored 9:18 into the third period to make the score 2-2. Samuel Dorff assisted on the tally. Albert Janele also scored for Cincinnati. Other players who recorded assists for Cincinnati were Kyle Kinnaman and Rory Callihan, who each chipped in one. St. Louis' Zach Young stopped 16 shots out of the 18 that he faced. Daniel Dolliver made 25 saves for Cincinnati on 28 shots.
Point Mallard 1 @ Atlanta 4 - Alex Johanson had two goals and one assist to lead Atlanta to a 4-1 victory over Point Mallard. Johanson found the back of the net 3:43 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Atlanta and again while 5:13 into the third to make the score 3-1 Atlanta. Atlanta was led by goalie Alekandr Zendejas, who finished with 25 saves while allowing one goal. Others who scored for Atlanta included Evan Camba and Dylan Wattles, who scored one goal each. In addition, Atlanta received assists from Andrew Cooley, Kyle Rimbach, and Colin OConnor, who contributed one each and Philip Pugliese and Jack Cleaver, who each chipped in two. Point Mallard was led by Josh Hamilton, who scored the team's only goal. Hamilton scored 19:10 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Austin Weber picked up the assist.
North Iowa 6 @ Twin City 1 - Twin City was within striking distance after one period, but North Iowa put the pedal down in the second en route to a 6-1 victory. Kohei Sato had two goals to lead North Iowa to victory. Sato's tallies came at 3:13 into the second period to make the score 2-0 North Iowa and 6:39 into the second to make the score 4-0 North Iowa. North Iowa also had goals scored by Daylon De Souza, Tommy Hall, Austin Jackson, and Tommy Stang, who each put in one. In addition, North Iowa received assists from David Min, who had two, Adam Orn, who had three, and Tom Lindgren, Quinn Fuchs, Jack Stang, Carmen Dalesandro, and Riley Meyer, who each chipped in one. Twin City also got a goal from Nicholas Campbell as well. More assists for Twin City came via Fritz Belisle and Alex Egle, who contributed one each. Tommi Ahlgren made 23 saves for North Iowa on 24 shots.
West Michigan 3 @ Metro 4 - West Michigan tried its best to erase a three-goal deficit, but Metro would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 4-3. Metro made the score 4-1 on a goal by Graham Day at 15:42 in the second period, and West Michigan got as close as 4-3 when Devin Farkas scored 9:22 into the third period. Metro got the win with help from a great game by Jacob Drinkard, who had two goals and one assist. Drinkard scored the first of his two goals at 15:08 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Metro. Kevin Shand picked up the assist. Drinkard's next tally made the score 3-1 Metro with 13:13 left in the second period. A hooking penalty on Brendon Block had put Metro on the power play. Stefan Boskovic assisted on the tally. Metro also got points from Shand, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Metro were Jason Recchia, who had two and Marc Schwartz, Michael Tratar, and Mathias Tellstrom, who each chipped in one. West Michigan also had goals scored by Chase Whallon and Korey Muzzy, who each put in one. More assists for West Michigan came via Connor Henderson and TJ Krajewski, who contributed one each. Kameron Limburg rejected 23 shots on goal for Metro.
Wisconsin 12 @ Chicago 3 - Wisconsin had a nine-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 12-3 win over Chicago. Wisconsin got the win behind a great game by Ethan Luck, who had two goals and two assists. Luck scored the first of his two goals at 9:03 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Wisconsin. Connor Boscaccy picked up the assist. Luck's next tally made the score 11-1 Wisconsin with 14:48 left in the third period. Joe Perrelle provided the assist. Wisconsin also got points from Perrelle, who also tallied two goals and one assist, Peter Henderson, who also registered three goals and two assists to lead the team in points, and Russel Barone, who also grabbed two goals and one assist. Wisconsin also had goals scored by Alec Artuso, Thomas Hanson, and Matthew Carr, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Wisconsin were Ben Ratner, who had two, Nick Miller, Zachary Ross, Taylor Dickert, and Matt Resch, who contributed one each, and Nathan Viberg and Jake McNamara, who each chipped in three. Chicago was led by Eric Arrigo, who had two goals and one assist. Arrigo scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 9:48 into the third period to make the score 12-2 Wisconsin. Connor Senn picked up the assist. Arrigo's next tally on the power play made the score 12-3 Wisconsin with 38 seconds left in the third period. Daniel Spano assisted on the tally. Chicago also got a goal from Niko Moulakelis as well. Roni Sener made 14 saves for Wisconsin on 17 shots.
Texas 1 @ Louisiana 2 - Texas tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Louisiana held on for a 2-1 victory. A goal by Mitch Dolese put Louisiana up 2-0 in the third period, but Texas pulled to within one on Dakota Davis's tally 8:38 into the third period. Louisiana's Sean Angle was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 48 saves and let only one puck past him. Louisiana was paced by Dolese, who racked up one goal. Dolese scored on the power play 3:45 into the third period to make the score 2-0 Louisiana. Louisiana had gotten the advantage when Texas' Garrett Culps was sent off for checking from behind. Eric Eaton assisted on the tally. Brayden Hutchinson also scored for Louisiana. Other players who recorded assists for Louisiana were Timothy Zittel and Jacob Istre, who contributed one each. In addition, Texas received assists from Brandon Baker and Oliver Hay, who each chipped in one. Texas' Brandon Perrone stopped 15 shots out of the 17 that he faced.
Pittsburgh 4 @ Southern Tier 3 - The game between Pittsburgh and Southern Tier was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Pittsburgh emerged with a 4-3 win. No lead was more than one goal during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Vincent Casale at 18:09 of the third period. Pittsburgh also had goals scored by Perry Shiring, Connor Ackerman, and Darrien Sroka, who each put in one. In addition, Pittsburgh received assists from Gavin Cummings, who had two and Nicholas Lyon, James Unger, and Anthony Szurlej, who each chipped in one. Southern Tier forced Pittsburgh goalie Jacob Stack to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots. Southern Tier was helped by Nathan Butkowski, who had one goal. Butkowski scored 17:03 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Elijah Williams provided the assist. Others who scored for Southern Tier included Justin Andriaccio and Joseph Gerace, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Southern Tier were Brian Grant and Joshua Malin, who contributed one each.
Yellowstone 3 @ Gillette 4 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Gillette defeated Yellowstone in a shootout 4-3 (1-0 SO). Gillette was helped by Mitchell McEwan, who registered one goal. McEwan scored 11:37 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Gillette. Cade Boreing assisted on the tally. Others who scored for Gillette included Preston Fuller and Adam Maxfield, who scored one goal each. In addition, Gillette received assists from Colt Johnson, Kyle Traux, Gennadi Zabeline, Hunter Johnson, and Alex King, who each chipped in one. Yellowstone was helped by Nick Green, who tallied one goal. Green scored short handed 19:03 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Max Doner picked up the assist. Yellowstone also got points from Doner, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Curtis Greenbush also scored for Yellowstone. More assists for Yellowstone came via Cosimo Yapello, Vadym Nesteruk, Tony Dahlberg, and Will Landsverk, who contributed one each. Gillette's Alex Feese stopped 36 shots out of the 39 that he faced.
Bozeman 4 @ Glacier 2 - The game between Bozeman and Glacier was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Bozeman emerged with a 4-2 win. Bozeman gained the winning advantage on a goal by Dylan Michaud 15:59 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer. Michaud was all over the ice for Bozeman, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Michaud scored the first of his two goals at 4:24 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Bozeman. Kegan Couture picked up the assist. Michaud's next tally made the score 3-2 Bozeman with 4:01 left in the third period. AJ ODell provided the assist. Bozeman also had goals scored by Liam Millar and Steven Nisbet, who each put in one. In addition, Bozeman received assists from Thomas Benedict, who had one. Glacier was helped by Brett LeBeau, who had one goal. LeBeau scored on the power play 5:28 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Bozeman. Collin Schieman picked up the assist. Glacier also got a goal from Logan Kraft as well. More assists for Glacier came via Ronald Robertson, Tyler McMahon, and Trevor Jenson, who contributed one each. Josh Aycock made 36 saves for Bozeman on 38 shots. Mikhail Pahrebets rejected 43 shots on goal for Glacier.
Billings 0 @ Great Falls 5 - Reed Link racked up one point to lead Great Falls to a 5-0 victory over Billings. Great Falls kept Billings' goalie busy throughout the game, and Gage Overby made 40 saves on 45 shots. Great Falls additionally got points from Brendan Jester, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Great Falls included Tegan Harrington, Josh Larson, and Ricards Bernhards, who each put in one. In addition, Great Falls received assists from Matt Larson, Wade Wylie, Jacob Draves, Austin Krantz, and Miles Giorgione, who each chipped in one and Tanner Congdon and Adam Apangalook, who contributed two each. Great Falls' Lauren Massie stopped 15 shots out of the 15 that he faced.
