Saturday Scores: Nashville sweep tightens Midwest race
St. Louis 2 @ Nashville 6 - Nashville used a three-goal second period to put away St. Louis, 6-2. Nashville was led by Kristers Petraskevis, who racked up one goal and one assist. Petraskevis scored 4:42 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Nashville. Josh Hill assisted on the tally. Nashville additionally got points from Nicholas Redmon, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Nashville included Logan Orem, who had two and Riley Holden and Brock James, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Nashville were Peter Cabala, Riley McCann, Max Dorfman, Michael Redmon, and Dylan Schmidt, who each chipped in one and Trent Kulczyk and Nathan Rieman, who contributed two each. St. Louis was helped by Cameron McAtee, who had one goal. McAtee scored 7:38 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Alex Klaesner also scored for St. Louis. More assists for St. Louis came via Ezekiel Estrada, who had one. Nicholas Ottenbacher made 19 saves for Nashville on 21 shots.
Great Falls 0 @ Yellowstone 3 - Garret Matz made 35 saves to complete the shutout and led Yellowstone to a 3-0 win against Great Falls. Yellowstone was sparked by Tony Dahlberg, who finished with one goal and one assist. Dahlberg scored 8:18 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Yellowstone. Nicholas Elliot picked up the assist. Yellowstone also got points from Jake Dickison, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Yellowstone also got a goal from Cosimo Yapello as well. Other players who recorded assists for Yellowstone were Max Doner, Reed Kelly, and Will Landsverk, who each chipped in one. Lauren Massie made 26 saves for Great Falls on 29 shots.
Glacier 1 @ Gillette 7 - Gillette scored four goals in the second period to pull away from Glacier and clinch a 7-1 win. Cade Boreing was all over the ice for Gillette, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win. Boreing scored 6:59 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Gillette. Nick Scherbinin assisted on the tally. Gillette also got points from Scherbinin, who also registered one goal and one assist, Garrett Medina, who also had one goal and one assist, and Kyle Traux, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Gillette also had goals scored by Colt Johnson, Gennadi Zabeline, and Jack Oberg, who each put in one. More assists for Gillette came via Riley Holwegner, who had one and Adam Maxfield, Michael Doyle, and RJ Yusko, who each chipped in two. Glacier was led by William Bostwick, who scored the team's only goal. Bostwick scored 16:44 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Tyler McMahon picked up the assist. Alex Feese recorded 24 saves for Gillette.
Sugar Land 10 @ Euless 0 - Behind a great game by Jonathan Adnell, who had one goal and three assists, Sugar Land defeated Euless, 10-0. Adnell beat Thomas Bailey with a shot 6:33 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Sugar Land. Keith Allen picked up the assist. Adnell dished an assist on Zac McKenna's goal that made the score 4-0 Sugar Land at 44 seconds into the second period. He then added assists on Matt DeNure's goal at 11:14 into the third and on Kyle Hooper's goal at 14:33 into the third. Sugar Land also got points from McKenna, who also tallied two goals and one assist, Alex Norwinski, who also registered one goal and one assist, and DeNure, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Sugar Land included Chris Conlin, who had two and Matt Cozzan and Frank Muscarella, who scored one goal each. In addition, Sugar Land received assists from Michael Crowley, Luca Valenza, and Joseph Brochu, who contributed one each and Griffin Eatchel, Samuel Zeiders, and Trevor Wolf, who each chipped in two. Ryan OToole rejected 22 shots on goal for Sugar Land.
Wisconsin 9 @ Rochester 0 - Rochester was within striking distance after one period, but Wisconsin put the pedal down in the second en route to a 9-0 victory. Max McConnell spearheaded the defensive effort for Wisconsin, as he did not allow a puck past him and made 25 saves for the shutout. Nathan Viberg had a great game for Wisconsin, netting two goals. Viberg's tallies came at 13:10 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Wisconsin and on the power play 14:56 into the third to make the score 9-0 Wisconsin. Wisconsin also got points from Ben Ratner, who also registered one goal and one assist and Peter Henderson, who also tallied one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Matthew Carr also scored for Wisconsin. In addition, Wisconsin received assists from Austin Lewis, Zachary Ross, Ethan Luck, and Taylor Dickert, who each chipped in one.
Wooster 2 @ Metro 8 - Metro relied on the scoring touch of Pearce Vance, who netted two goals, to beat Wooster, 8-2. Vance found the back of the net 11:11 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Metro and again while 13:46 into the third to make the score 7-2 Metro. Metro additionally got points from Jacob Drinkard, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Mathias Tellstrom, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Metro included David Chavis, Jason Newel, Matt Dempsey, and Kevin Shand, who each put in one. In addition, Metro received assists from Dylan Naumovski and Graham Day, who each chipped in one and Michael Tratar and Chas Distelrath, who contributed two each. Wooster was helped by Tyler Houmard, who registered one goal. Houmard scored 1:00 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Wooster. Christian Miller also scored for Wooster. Other players who recorded assists for Wooster were Carmon Teel, who had one. Kameron Limburg made 19 saves for Metro on 21 shots.
Pittsburgh 4 @ Southern Tier 1 - Adam Provaznik had a standout game with 25 saves, and Pittsburgh beat Southern Tier 4-1. Pittsburgh was led by Nicholas Lyon, who registered one goal. Lyon scored 45 seconds into the second period to make the score 2-1 Pittsburgh. Brian Grant assisted on the tally. Pittsburgh forced Southern Tier goalie Ryan Forman to work between the pipes, taking 38 shots. Others who scored for Pittsburgh included Perry Shiring, Camron Smith, and Ryan Loebig, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Pittsburgh were Vincent Casale, who had two and Cedric Calhoun, Brian Dee, Auston Palumbo, and Gavin Cummings, who contributed one each. Southern Tier was led by Luke Grossman, who scored the team's only goal. Grossman scored 19:23 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Kyler Chartier picked up the assist.
Twin City 12 @ Chicago 1 - Yannick Zehnder lifted Twin City to a 12-1 victory with a hat trick against Chicago. Zehnder's first goal came 12:25 into the first period. He then added goals at 13:33 into the second and at 8:53 into the third. Twin City additionally got points from Tyler Hoff, who also tallied one goal and one assist and Bennett Witta, who also had one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Twin City included Nicholas Campbell, who had three and Zak Lambrecht and Joe Costello, who each put in two. In addition, Twin City received assists from Tyler Nystrom and Alex Egle, who contributed one each, James Hale, Tristan Mayer, Luc Kreuser, and Jay Paul, who each chipped in two, and Zackary Taylor and Paul Stehr, who contributed three each. Gunnar Howg rejected 14 shots on goal for Twin City.
Peoria 7 @ Cincinnati 2 - Peoria had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-2 win over Cincinnati. Jason Hoehn had two goals and one assist to lead Peoria. Hoehn scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 19:41 into the first period to make the score 3-0 Peoria. Levi Armstrong assisted on the tally. Hoehn's next tally on the power play made the score 6-0 Peoria with 5:42 left in the second period. Jack Power Wayvon provided the assist. Peoria additionally got points from Chance Homerin, who also registered one goal and one assist, Andrej Buchko, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, and Austin Wisely, who also had one goal and two assists. Mitchell Macek also scored for Peoria. In addition, Peoria received assists from Anthony Iacullo, who had two and Dane Federighi, Zach Cox, Aaron Siegrist, and Nathan Marlow, who each chipped in one. Nic Piech made 20 saves for Peoria on 22 shots.
Minnesota 3 @ Alexandria 9 - Caleb Anderson netted a hat trick to lead Alexandria over Minnesota, 9-3. Anderson notched his first tally 16:38 into the second period. He then added goals at 2:52 into the third and at 10:55 into the third. Alexandria also got points from Tyler Frischmon, who also tallied two goals and one assist and AJ Gullickson, who also had one goal and three assists. Alexandria also had goals scored by Logan Norman, Louis Gerzin, and Logan Nelson, who each put in one. More assists for Alexandria came via Dawson Ellingsworth, Mason Hautala, David Carey, Jacob Odegard, and Tony Arias, who contributed one each and Jack Mellstrom and Connor Nilson, who each chipped in two. Minnesota was helped by Ty Ennis, who registered one goal. Ennis scored 18:24 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Others who scored for Minnesota included Tre Opack and Ryan Conybear, who scored one goal each. In addition, Minnesota received assists from Jacob Aberwald, who had two. Brey Effertz made 17 saves for Alexandria on 20 shots.
La Crosse 0 @ North Iowa 4 - Tommi Ahlgren was superb between the pipes for North Iowa, as he did not allow a goal in a 4-0 victory over La Crosse. North Iowa was led by Carmen Dalesandro, who finished with one goal and one assist. Dalesandro scored on the power play 4:41 into the second period to make the score 1-0 North Iowa. Sean Mallonee assisted on the tally. Others who scored for North Iowa included Austin Jackson, Tommy Stang, and Brett Gravelle, who scored one goal each. In addition, North Iowa received assists from Eric Piatt, Adam Orn, Joe Burgmeier, and Shane Bernhardson, who contributed one each. North Iowa's Ahlgren stopped 29 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Andrew Wagner rejected 26 shots on goal for La Crosse.
Billings 2 @ Helena 3 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Helena defeated Billings in a shootout 3-2 (3-1 SO). The shootout featured eight attempts between both teams. Billings got a shootout goal from Edward Hoppmann. Helena also got shootout goals from Johnny Bonta and Jay Forbes. Helena was led by Forbes, who racked up one goal and one assist. Forbes scored 7:00 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Helena. Gavin Lubin assisted on the tally. Wyatt Stotts also scored for Helena. Other players who recorded assists for Helena were Brandon Mills and Riley Keays, who contributed one each. Billings kept Helena's goalie busy throughout the game, and Adam Ranck made 37 saves on 39 shots. Billings was helped by Tristan Henrichs, who finished with one goal. Henrichs scored 4:18 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Billings. Chris Nicolai picked up the assist. Billings also got a goal from Dillon Steh as well. In addition, Billings received assists from Mason Graves, who had one. Brandon Brown rejected 46 shots on goal for Billings.
