Grizzlies top Chill on Monday, 5-2
January 20, 2020
Coulee Region 2 @ Rochester 5 – The Rochester Grizzlies increased their Central Division lead thanks to a 5-2 home win in the lone NA3HL game on Monday. After a scoreless 1st period, the Grizzlies jumped ahead 2-0 in the 2nd period with goals from Jesper Hofling and Porter Haney. The Chill were able to tie the game thanks to a goal late in the 2nd period from Gadel Khismatullin and a goal early in the 3rd period from Marco Escobar. The Grizzlies seized control of the game later in the 3rd period, scoring three goals in the final nine minutes on tallies from Michael Heitkamp, Nic Leisen, and Devin Hays. Mathias Backstrom made 31 saves in the win, while Michael Janke made 41 saves in the loss. Boxscore