Saturday Scores: Jr. Blues Score Eighth Straight Win

Louisiana 18 @ Bayou State 1 - The undefeated Louisiana Drillers traveled to the Bayou to take on the Bayou State Rougarou. The Drillers scored early on a power play with a  goal from Brody Haas, Emerson Laroche and Brody Neish with the assist. Just eight seconds later on the same power play Anthony Riviello scored, Cohen Palmer and Dylan Crossley with the assist. Just three minutes later Brayden Pelcl scored for the Drillers, assisted by Dayton Ruppel and Carter Tymchak. The Drillers weren’t finished as Emerson Laroche scored one assisted by Brayden Pelcl and Brody Neish. Finally the Rougarou answered with a goal on the power play from Giovanni Bachuwa, Judah Temple with the assist. Soon after the Drillers would score again on a short handed goal from Carter Tymchak, Brody Haas with the assist. Emerson Laroche would then score again assisted by Dayton Ruppel and Brody Neish. Right before the end of the period Makhai Santiago would score an unassisted goal for the Drillers. To start the second period, Zachary Marsell would score for the Drillers, Dylan Johnson and Dayton Ruppel with the assist. Carter Tymchak would score again assisted by Dayton Ruppel and Zachary Marsell. Not even a minute later Braden Bates would score assisted by Preston Wight and Emerson Laroche. Zachary Marsell would then score again, assisted by Cohen Palmer. To start the final period, Brody Neish would score assisted by Brayden Pelcl and Dylan Johnson. Then 20 seconds later Matthew Killen would score assisted by Dayton Ruppel and Makhai Santiago. Not even a minute later Dylan Crossley would score assisted by Cohen Palmer and Braden Bates. Cohen Palmer would score a goal of his own assisted by William Dyker and Dayton Ruppel for his sixth assist of the game. Carter Tymchak would score a hat trick on the power play, Dylan Crossley and Matthew Killen on the assist. Brayden Pelcl would then score assisted by Emerson Laroche. Finally Brayden Pelcl would score again for the last goal of the game assisted by Brody Neish and Emerson Laroche. The Drillers continue their dominance in a win over the Rougarou 18-1.

Norwich 3 @ Buzz 2 - The Norwich Sea Captains took a trip to challenge the Buzz. The Sea Captains would strike first with a goal from Travis Dubielewicz, Jake Wilkerson picking up the assist. In the second period the Sea Captains would score again with a goal from Kolin Krizan, Trenton Impens gets the assist. In the final period the Sea Captains would score their third unanswered goal of the game. Matthew Pavlik scores, assisted by Lukas Sobczak and Tyler Calkins. The Buzz would finally answer with a goal from Andrew Jazwin with 11 minutes left in the game, Jaylen Nurse and Brady Ishu with the assist. Then with 1:40 left on the clock the Buzz would score again with a goal from Tannan Ninninger, Theo Fritz and Magnus Deamond with the assist. But despite the surge it wasn’t enough to pick up the win. The Sea Captains stun the Buzz 3-2.

Pelham 7 @ Carolina 6 - The Pelham Prowlers took a trip to Carolina to take on the Rage. The Rage would strike first with a goal from James Parnell, Tobey Tuzinsky with the assist. Just 20 seconds later the Prowlers would answer with a goal from Carey Fabris, Andrew Robles with the assist. Teagan Gardner would take the lead back for the Rage with an unassisted goal. But Marlon Derksen would even it up again, assisted by Dylan Ray. In the second period Marlon Derksen would score two more goals, one unassisted and the other being assisted by Benjamin Salter. Carey Fabris would score again, assisted by Dominic Cattelane. Rocco Watson would answer for the Rage, assisted by Connor Kelly making the score 5-3 going into the final period. The Rage would score again on a short handed goal from Anderson Cornwell. The Rage would then tie it up with a power play goal from Connor Kelley, Tobin Tuzinsky and James Parnell with the assist. Rocco Watson would take the lead for the Rage on a power play goal as well. The Prowlers would finally answer with a goal from Dylan Ray, Parker McCown with the assist. To win the game Marlon Derksen would score his fourth goal of the contest, assisted by Dylan Ray. The Prowlers defeat the Rage in an absolute shootout 7-6.

Atlanta 0 @ Texas R 13 - The Atlanta Capitals took a trip to Texas to take on the Roadrunners. The Roadrunners would score early with a short handed goal from Lucas Dyer, Joseph Izzo and Wyatt Mineheine. They wouldn’t score again until the second period when they scored on a short handed goal from Joseph Izzo, William Heskett with the assist. William Heskett would then score his own goal, assisted by Alex Matysiak. Wyatt Mineheine would then score assisted by Joseph Izzo and Jacob Brown. Kristopher Pope would score as well, Cayson Ash- Hendricks with the assist. William Heskett would score his second being assisted by Michael Garrett and Jacob Brown. Wyatt Mineheine would score an unassisted goal. Then with just 9 seconds left in the period he would score his hat trick, Joseph Izzo and Lucas Dyer with the assist. To start the final period the Roadrunners would score again with an unassisted goal from Michael Garrett. Ronin Draffan would then score being assisted by Quinn Mayo. Wyatt Mineheine would score his fourth of the game, assisted by Vincent Campbell and Lucas Dyer. William Heskett would get his hat trick, Logan Diskey picking up the assist. Finally Kristopher Pope would get his second for the final goal of the game, Ronin Draffan with the assist. The Roadrunners run right past Capitals 13-0.

Texas B 6 @ Tulsa 1 - The undefeated Texas Brahmas would take a trip to Tulsa to take on the 1 win Oilers. The Brahmas would score immediately with a goal from Joshua Reaska, Jayani Benson and Xavier Othon with the assist. Soon after Jayani Benson would score a goal of his own, Joshua Reaska and Patrick Garvey picking up the assist. The Oilers would then get on the board with a goal from Henry Pinkerman, Montana Medina with the assist. In the second period Joshua Reaska would score his second goal of the game on the power play, assisted by Kayden Jones and Jayani Benson. Just 2 minutes later Benjamin Humphreys would score for the Brahmas, Caden Michael with the assist. In the final period Xaiver Othon would score on the power play being assisted by Caden Michael and Alex Rivolta. To end the game Jayani Benson would score his second of the game, Xavier Othon and Titan Horton with the assist. The Brahmas stay undefeated with a win over the Oilers 6-1.

New Hampshire 5 @ Long Beach 2 - The New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings rallied from an early deficit to take down the Long Beach Sharks, 5–2, on Saturday night. Despite being outshot 58–36, New Hampshire capitalized on their power plays and strong puck movement to earn the win. Long Beach struck first just over a minute into the game when Sean Bailey scored a power-play goal, assisted by Jack Plummer and James Steinberg. In the second period, New Hampshire took control. Kyle Bouvier tied the game on the power play, assisted by Matej Dvorsky and Noah Levesque. Just eight minutes later, Bouvier struck again with another power-play goal, assisted by Noah Levesque and Risdon Baynard-Ferland. Anthony Ayala extended the lead, with assists from Noah Levesque and Jacob Landry. Long Beach cut into the deficit with a goal from James DiTommaso, assisted by Samuel Barnard and Caden Shafer, but New Hampshire held firm. In the final period, New Hampshire put the game out of reach. Anthony Ayala scored his second of the night, assisted by Noah Levesque and Matej Dvorsky, and Simon Langenegger scored the final goal less than two minutes later.

Mason City 7 @ Minnesota W 0 - The Mason City Toros took a trip to Minnesota to take on the Wilderness. The Toros scored early with a goal from Jason Williams. Just 20 seconds later Blaze Bauer would score being assisted by Kellen Kantaris to make the score 2-0 going into the second period. In the second period T.J. Gibson would score the only goal for the Toros. In the final period Blaze Bauer would score back to back goals to get his hat trick, Weston Bohlman assisted the first one and Michael Ertle assisted the second. Not even 20 seconds later Jason Williams would score his second goal of the game. With 10 minutes left on the clock, Grant Harder would score the final goal of the contest for the Toros. The Mason City Toros improve their record to 6-3-2-0 in a shut out victory over the Minnesota Wilderness 7-0.

New Jersey 2 @ Maine 4 - The Maine Nordiques skated to a 4–2 victory over the New Jersey Titans on Saturday night, fueled by a dominant performance that saw them outshoot their opponent 47–26. Both teams came out firing in the first period, trading goals in a fast-paced opening frame. Maine’s Breck Langevin opened the scoring, assisted by Malachi Clark and Brody Emond. New Jersey responded quickly when Dewight Singleton scored off a setup from Joshua Ehrhardt. Less than a minute later, Malachi Clark regained the lead for Maine, assisted by Brody Emond and Jaxson Sardinha. New Jersey tied it again with Dewight Singleton’s second of the night, assisted by Juno Ryu. After a scoreless second period, Maine took control in the third. Zack Waddell gave Maine the lead for good, assisted by Griffin Hardwick and Brody Emond. Then with under two minutes remaining, Brody Emond sealed the win with his eighth goal of the season, assisted by Malachi Clark and Jaxson Sardinha.

West Bend 3 @ Rochester 1 - A heroic goaltending effort from Peter Burke helped the West Bend Power earn a weekend-series sweep over the Rochester Grizzlies Saturday night by a final score of 3-1. Burke was sensational for West Bend, turning away 39 of the 40 shots Rochester sent his way. Thanks to Burke’s stellar performance, West Bend escaped with a win despite being outshot 40-18. The weekend sweep helped second-place West Bend distance itself from third-place Rochester in the central division, now sitting nine points ahead of the Grizzlies with 19 and just three points behind first-place St. Louis. Rochester outshot West Bend 14-6 in the opening frame, but it was West Bend who found the only goal of the period. Elias Holan’s fourth goal of the year with 2:51 remaining gave the Power the advantage after 20 minutes despite Rochester’s edge in play. The second period was more of the same as the opening period. Rochester held a 16-10 edge in shots, but were once again outscored. Holan’s second of the night and fifth of the year doubled West Bend’s lead halfway through the period. West Bend struck again with just under seven minutes to go in the period thanks to Shaun Paulson’s third tally of the season. Burke finally let a shot slip past him with 52 seconds left in the middle period, as Andrew Bastian finally put a puck through to get Rochester on the board heading to the final frame. The third period was all Burke. His team struggled to find any insurance, getting outshot a whopping 10-2 in the period. But Burke stood tall, denying all 10 Rochester shots to drag his team to a 3-1 victory.

Alexandria 2 @ Willmar 1 - After dropping a tight game Friday night against Granite City, the Alexandria Blizzard were on the right side of a close contest Saturday as they downed the Willmar Warhawks by a final score of 2-1. Goaltender Jayden Serene was the hero of the night for Alexandria, only allowing one of the 38 Willmar shots to get through. Serene chalked up 37 saves on the night. The win helped the Blizzard keep pace in the west division, sitting three points behind second-place Mason City and five points behind division-leading Granite City. Alexandria struck first just over six minutes into the opening period. Landyn Randt’s first goal of the year put his squad in front. Randt’s goal was the only offense from either side in the period. Willmar struck back just over halfway through the second period. Aidan Hogan put the puck past Serene to knot the game up at 1-1. The second period came to a close with Hogan’s goal standing as the only breakthrough of the period. The teams remained deadlocked until the late stages of the game. Alexandria finally broke the 1-1 tie, as Caleb Waller’s eighth goal of the year found its way past Willmar goaltender Sam Moen for the game-winning tally with just 5:38 remaining. Serene shut the door for the remaining five minutes to get Alexandria back in the win column.

Peoria 1 @ Wausau 8 - The Wausau Cyclones won on home ice Saturday night, with an 8–1 win over the Peoria Mustangs. Wausau scored four goals in both the second and third periods, outshooting Peoria 38–25 in a statement victory. After a scoreless first period, Wausau exploded in the second. Brady Knutsen opened the scoring, assisted by Maksim Salienko and Jackson Schroeder. Just minutes later, Brandon Piwko extended the lead with help from Jackson Maddock and Tucker Gretebeck. Elijah Von Gunten then made it 3–0, assisted by Eiji Hofmann and Lucas Mankoff, before Jackson Schroeder added another with assists from Knutsen and Salienko. Wausau continued their offense in the third. Joel Anderson scored his first of the season, assisted by Truman Zerse and Sean Hall. Elijah Von Gunten scored again, assisted by Eiji Hofmann and Jackson Schroeder, followed by Lucas Mankoff with assists from Von Gunten. Peoria finally got on the board late in the period when Nathan Pleva scored, assisted by Brendon Miller, but Wausau answered right back. Brandon Piwko netted his second of the night, assisted by Zachary Pagel, sealing the 8–1 win.

St. Louis 5 @ Wisconsin 4 - A big second period helped the St. Louis Jr. Blues earn a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Wisconsin Woodsmen Saturday night in Tomah. The win stretched the Jr. Blues’ winning streak to eight games and was the team’s 11th win overall to top the central division. Wisconsin’s losing skid now hits five games with the loss. Wisconsin got the better of the central-leading Jr. Blues early. Two goals late in the first period from Brodie Mich – his fourth and fifth of the year – put Wisconsin ahead by a pair after the opening 20 minutes. The Jr. Blues woke up early in the second period. Jack Reuss’ fourth and Jace Jordan’s ninth goals of the year squared the game at 2-2 just under eight minutes into the middle frame. Late in the period, a power-play goal from Lonnie Land gave St. Louis its first lead of the night with just under four minutes to go in the period. Land’s goal was his eighth of the campaign and sent the Jr. Blues to intermission with a 3-2 advantage. It took Wisconsin just under three minutes to equalize in the third period. Ethan Foiles tallied his third of the season short-handed to deadlock the game at 3-3. The tie didn’t last long. Just 37 seconds after Foiles’ tally, Jace Jordan put the team on his shoulders with an unassisted power-play goal to put St. Louis back in front. The back-and-forth continued, as Nolan Mix’s sixth of the year brought Wisconsin back even at 4-4 with 7:45 remaining in the game. The Jr. Blues again had a response, which wound up going unanswered. Chase Kozma’s fifth of the campaign sealed the deal for St. Louis with just under six minutes remaining. The Jr. Blues and goaltender Travis Visvarda fought off the remaining Wisconsin attack to escape with a 5-4 win.

Minnesota M 3 @ Granite City 5 - The season-opening winning streak kept rolling for the Granite City Lumberjacks Saturday night, taking advantage of their opportunities en route to a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Moose. Granite City have now won its first nine games to open the season and sit atop the west division with a three-point lead over second-place Mason City with three games in hand. The Lumberjacks took advantage of their power plays during the game, converting on three out of four opportunities to bring their season power-play percentage to 27.08%. The Moose grabbed the early lead on Mitchell Gawell’s first of the year, but Granite City found the equalizer off the stick of Easton Sankey on the power play. Sankey’s second goal of the campaign brought the teams to a 1-1 tie after 20 minutes.Two power-play goals from Teagan Dodge – his fifth and sixth goals of the year – springboarded the Lumberjacks to a 3-1 lead in the middle frame. Minnesota found a response just before the second intermission. Brady Johnson nabbed his third goal of the season with just 48 seconds left to get his team within a goal with one period to go. Granite City found insurance by way of Ty Smith’s eighth goal of the year just over four minutes into the period. Minnesota made things interesting with 4:45 remaining when Gawell potted his second of the season to cut the deficit back to one. Despite the late-game comeback effort from Minnesota, the Granite City defense held on until Eli Tiernan sealed the 5-3 Lumberjack win with a buzzer-beater.

Austin 4 @ El Paso 7 - The El Paso Rhinos earned a 7-4 win over the Austin Ice Bats on Saturday night, fueled by a dominant second period and multi-point performances from Carter Tuplin and Kenneth Cadwallader. Austin got on the board first when Arys Perardi scored the opening goal. El Paso answered just seconds later with a power-play goal from Carter Tuplin, assisted by Carter Lehmann and Kenneth Cadwallader. Austin regained the lead on a power-play goal from Ethan Salter, assisted by Jake Bamback, to close the first up 2–1. The second period belonged entirely to El Paso, with four unanswered goals. Kenneth Cadwallader scored and tied the game, assisted by Carter Tuplin. Then, Carter Lehmann found the back of the net, assisted by Mikhail Levaniuk. Carter Tuplin scored again, assisted by Cadwallader and Aldiyar Irik. Lehmann capped off the period with his second of the night, assisted by Tuplin and Levaniuk, giving El Paso a 5–2 lead heading into the final period. In the third, Austin cut into the deficit with a power-play goal from Luke Fowler, assisted by Garrett Morris, but El Paso quickly responded. Nick Nunez scored, assisted by Benjamin Green, followed by a power-play goal from Donovan Bradford, assisted by Drew Reiger. Nash Bryant added a late power-play goal for Austin, but El Paso held strong for the win.

Bozeman 3 @ Badlands 4 (SO) - The Badlands Sabres battled back to earn a 4-3 shootout victory over the Bozeman Icedogs on Saturday night. Badlands outlasted Bozeman in a tight matchup.Bozeman opened the scoring midway through the first when Sam Trufant scored on the power play, assisted by Seth Hanson and Jace Griffin. In the second period, Bozeman extended their lead to 3-0 after goals from Reid Wilkinson assisted by Alex Brello, and Lex Steckelberg assisted by Devin Bruns and Dominick Cerio. Badlands came back before the period ended, Oliver Giles scored and put Badlands on the board, assisted by Rhylan Olson, and Dayton Niedert followed up shortly after with a goal assisted by Nicklas Bacskaï. Badlands tied things up early in the third when Nicklas Bacskaï scored, assisted by Patrick Gosselin, forcing overtime. After a scoreless overtime, the game went to a shootout where Badlands sealed the comeback win.

Great Falls 3 @ Gillette 4 (OT) - The Gillette Wild earned a 4–3 overtime victory over the Great Falls Americans on Saturday night, with Riley Schmidt scoring the game-winner in early overtime. Gillette scored first in the opening period from Beau Delich, assisted by Dylan Peterson and CJ Lang. In the second, Great Falls tied things up as Riley Hattan scored, assisted by Carson Sears and Keifer Lundmark. Gillette quickly regained the lead off a goal from Caleb Johannes, assisted by Max Arlt and Riley Schmidt, but Great Falls responded once again on the power play. Tallon Caron scored, assisted by Cooper Clouse and Bryce Webb, making it 2–2 heading into the third. Gillette jumped ahead in the third with a power-play goal from Dominic Arndt, assisted by Riley Schmidt and Brayden Waters, but Great Falls forced overtime less than a minute later. Cooper Clouse scored to tie it, assisted by Ethan Miller and Gavin Denis. In overtime, Riley Schmidt sealed the win for Gillette, assisted by Max Arlt and CJ Lang.

Helena 4 @ Sheridan 2 - After a blowout loss to the Sheridan Hawks Friday, the Helena Bighorns rebounded with a 4-2 win over the frontier-division juggernauts Saturday night in an early-season heavyweight contest. The win inched second-place Helena closer to first-place Sheridan, bringing them just two points behind the frontier-division leaders. Helena’s win also handed Sheridan its first loss since Sept. 13 against the Gillette Wild – a nine-game winning streak. Helena was in control of the game from the jump. Blake Chapman’s seventh and eighth goals of the year got the Bighorns out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Chapman’s first goal was of the short-handed variety, while the second came on the power play. Sheridan found its footing just over seven minutes into the second period when Max Krueger lit the lamp for his fifth goal of the campaign. His goal accounted for all the offense in the middle frame to send the teams to the break with Helena leading 2-1. After the first half of the third period saw no offense, Helena put the game on ice with goals just 55 seconds apart. Fischer Nicolet and Jakob Ryser each nabbed their first goals of the season to extend Helena’s lead to 4-1. Krueger added a goal for Sheridan with 48 seconds left, but the Bighorns ran out the clock to bag a 4-2 win. The Bighorns controlled most of the game, outshooting the Hawks 34-21.

Yellowstone 1 @ Butte 2 (OT) - Jack Whitelaw played Superman for the Butte Irish Saturday, providing the overtime game-winning goal to aid his squad to a 2-1 victory over the Yellowstone Quake in a low-scoring contest. The low-scoring game underlines the stellar goaltending performance from both sides, as each team had no shortage of chances. The shots totaled 64-49 in favor of Butte. Butte goaltender Mathieu Chernauckas and Yellowstone goaltender Damen Baxter were the catalysts of the low-scoring game, making a combined 110 saves on 113 combined shots – 62 saves from Baxter and 48 saves from Chernauckas. Baxter and Chernauckas slammed the door in the first period, not allowing any shots to leak through. Baxter was particularly sharp to open the game, stopping all 19 Butte shots compared to Chernauckas only seeing six shots. The offenses finally broke through just over seven minutes into the second when Yellowstone’s Shayne Smith potted his eighth goal of the season. Butte responded just over two minutes later thanks to a power-play marker from Easton Langemo. Both teams peppered each other's goaltenders with shots, but Baxter nor Chernauckas blinked for the remainder of regulation. Baxter faced 21 shots in the final frame while Chernauckas turned away 24 shots. Whitelaw finally solved Baxter just 1:37 into overtime to give Butte its fourth win of the season and snap a two-game skid.