Saturday Scores: Freeze get road sweep in Minnesota
La Crosse 4 @ Minnesota 2 - In a game where neither team could get a cushion, La Crosse escaped with a 4-2 victory over Minnesota. Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Dylan Goggin secured the win for La Crosse with a goal in the third period. La Crosse was led by Goggin, who racked up one goal and one assist. Goggin scored 17:44 into the third period to make the score 3-2 La Crosse. Jerame Schuetzle assisted on the tally. La Crosse also got points from Schuetzle, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for La Crosse included Alexander Rickoff and Ben Henderson, who scored one goal each. In addition, La Crosse received assists from Hunter Dolan, who had two and JP Eykyn and Jared Bromberg, who each chipped in one. Minnesota was helped by Luke Erickson, who registered one goal. Erickson scored 13:00 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Minnesota. Ryan Conybear picked up the assist. Minnesota also got a goal from Jordan Forschen as well. More assists for Minnesota came via Kyle Wendorf, Tre Opack, and Ty Ennis, who contributed one each. La Crosse's Will Graves stopped 23 shots out of the 25 that he faced. Quinn Huff made 21 saves for Minnesota on 24 shots.
Alexandria 2 @ Granite City 4 - Alexandria tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Granite City held on for a 4-2 victory. A goal by Lucas Carroll put Granite City up 4-1 in the third period, but Alexandria pulled to within two on Aaron Ryback's tally 18:00 into the third period. Granite City was helped by Chase Di Bari, who racked up one goal. Di Bari scored on the power play 16:20 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Granite City. Zack Cole picked up the assist. Granite City also got points from Cole, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. John Suess also scored for Granite City. In addition, Granite City received assists from Mathew Sprink, who had one. Alexandria also got a goal from Dawson Ellingsworth as well. More assists for Alexandria came via Trent Olson, Tony Arias, and Trey Greene, who each chipped in one. Mac Berglove made 18 saves for Granite City on 20 shots.
Louisiana 1 @ Texas 7 - A four-goal first period deficit cost Louisiana, which could not recover and fell to Texas, 7-1. Ryan Dunner was a peerless playmaker for Texas, as he dished out four to beat Louisiana,. Texas also got points from Victor Ekk, who also registered one goal and one assist, Bryan Whelan, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Oliver Hay, who also had one goal and one assist, Kyle Galloway, who also tallied two goals and one assist, and George Hansen, who also registered one goal and two assists. Texas also got a goal from Noah Klinsky as well. More assists for Texas came via Dakota Davis, Niklas McCallum, and Zack Andersen, who each chipped in one. Brandon Perrone rejected nine shots on goal for Texas. Sean Angle recorded 50 saves for Louisiana.
Atlanta 2 @ Nashville 3 - Atlanta tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Nashville held on for a 3-2 victory. Nashville took a 3-0 lead during the second period, only to have Atlanta storm back on a Artus Laukaitis goal 16:18 into the third period to pull to one goal down. Nashville got the win thanks to a great game by Dylan Schmidt, who had two goals and one assist. Schmidt scored the first of his two goals at 38 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Nashville. Kristers Petraskevis picked up the assist. Schmidt's next tally made the score 2-0 Nashville with 1:09 left in the first period. Petraskevis provided the assist. Josh Hill also scored for Nashville. In addition, Nashville received assists from Trent Kulczyk, who had one. Atlanta was helped by Alex Johanson, who had one goal. Johanson scored on the power play 11:01 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Nashville. Colin OConnor picked up the assist. More assists for Atlanta came via Kyle Rimbach, who had one. Nicholas Ottenbacher made 22 saves for Nashville on 24 shots. Atlanta's Alekandr Zendejas stopped 25 shots out of the 28 that he faced.
Great Falls 3 @ Bozeman 4 - Bozeman climbed out of a two-goal hole to beat Great Falls, 4-3.
Billings 1 @ Gillette 4 - Gillette's penalty kill was superb, as Gillette survived multiple penalties to beat Billings, 4-1. Gillette was led by Tristen Leberknight, who had one goal. Leberknight scored 18:24 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Gillette. Nick Scherbinin provided the assist. Gillette also got points from Scherbinin, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Adam Maxfield, who also registered one goal and one assist. Gillette also got a goal from Tyler Tennant as well. More assists for Gillette came via Kyle Traux, who had two and Gennadi Zabeline, RJ Yusko, and Stephen Wroe, who each chipped in one. Billings was led by Austin Lange, who scored the team's only goal. Lange scored short handed 1:23 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Gillette. Jacob Yoho picked up the assist. Gillette's Wroe stopped 11 shots out of the 12 that he faced.
Glacier 1 @ Helena 8 - Helena had a three-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-1 win over Glacier. Helena's Adam Ranck was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 26 saves and let only one puck past him. Helena was led by John Greer, who had one goal. Greer scored 16:56 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Helena. Gavin Lubin picked up the assist. Helena also got points from Arin Bondurant, who also registered one goal and three assists to lead the team in points, Ryan Daugherty, who also racked up one goal and two assists, and Riley Keays, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Helena also had goals scored by Brandon Mills, who had two and Bradley Estrada and Blake Babineau, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Helena were Matt Blassic, who had two and Wyatt Stotts, Bryan Knesel, Jack Dolan, Kyle Hayter, and Michael Ballard, who each chipped in one. Glacier was led by William Bostwick, who scored the team's only goal. Bostwick scored 15:28 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Wyatt Fretheim assisted on the tally.
