Saturday Scores: Jets prove they are tops in the East
Peoria 0 @ St. Louis 7 - Zach Young was superb between the pipes for St. Louis, as he did not allow a goal in a 7-0 victory over Peoria. St. Louis got the win thanks to a great game by Alex Klaesner, who had two goals and two assists. Klaesner scored the first of his two goals at 5:39 into the second period to make the score 3-0 St. Louis. Tomas Loeffelman provided the assist. Klaesner's next tally made the score 6-0 St. Louis with 12:38 left in the third period. CJ Nitchen assisted on the tally. St. Louis additionally got points from Sam Maddox, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Frankie Melton, who also registered one goal and one assist. St. Louis also had goals scored by Dominic Caito, Daniel Dunaway, and Frankie Cardinale, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis were Hayden Smer, who had two and Ryan Reader, Brian Schumacher, Sean Griffin, and Alex Werdmuller, who contributed one each.
Toledo 2 @ Metro 4 - The game between Metro and Toledo was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end Metro emerged with a 4-2 win. Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Marc Schwartz secured the win for Metro with a goal in the third period. Metro was led by Schwartz, who racked up one goal. Schwartz scored on the power play 17:45 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Metro. Mathias Tellstrom picked up the assist. Metro additionally got points from Kevin Shand, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Metro included Jason Newel and Matt Dempsey, who each put in one. In addition, Metro received assists from Jacob Gleason, Michael Tratar, Jacob Drinkard, Devin Kelly, TJ Krajewski, and Graham Day, who each chipped in one. Toledo was helped by Tristin Snyder, who had one goal. Snyder scored 19:17 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Tyler Zalecki assisted on the tally. Toledo also got points from Zalecki, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for Toledo came via Dan Hudy, Isaiah Crawford, and Ricky Kwapich, who contributed one each. Kameron Limburg made 23 saves for Metro on 25 shots.
Sugar Land 4 @ Louisiana 5 (OT) - Louisiana's Ian Hale scored 2:39 into overtime to beat Sugar Land, 5-4 (OT). Louisiana overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Louisiana was down 4-2 after a goal by Sugar Land's Chris Conlin at 7:29 in the third period. Louisiana tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Brayden Hutchinson at 19:43 in the third period. Hutchinson and Jeremy Brown provided the spark for Louisiana, combining for three goals and three assists. Hutchinson grabbed two goals and Brown also added one goal and three assists. Louisiana additionally got points from Brown, who also registered one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Joshua Jorajuria also scored for Louisiana. More assists for Louisiana came via Tucker Alspaugh, who had three and Jonathan Hebert and Davis VanGemerden, who contributed one each. Sugar Land was led by Frank Muscarella, who finished with two goals and one assist. Muscarella scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 35 seconds into the third period to make the score 2-2. Jonathan Adnell picked up the assist. Muscarella's next tally on the power play made the score 3-2 Sugar Land with 13:38 left in the third period. Matt Cozzan assisted on the tally. Sugar Land also got a goal from Zac McKenna as well. In addition, Sugar Land received assists from Michael Crowley, Luca Valenza, Keith Allen, and Estevan Cortes, who each chipped in one. Sean Angle made 47 saves for Louisiana on 51 shots.
Southern Tier 7 @ Wooster 6 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Southern Tier defeated Wooster in a shootout 7-6 (1-0 SO). Southern Tier saw a three-goal lead disappear, but was able to secure the win in a shootout. Southern Tier made the score 5-2 on a short handed goal by Curtis Carlson at 9:02 in the second period. Wooster evened things up at 6-6 on a short handed goal by Christian Miller at 14:45 in the third period. Kyler Chartier and Carlson provided the spark for Southern Tier, combining for four goals and one assist. Chartier racked up two goals and Carlson also added two goals and one assist. Southern Tier additionally got points from Justin Andriaccio, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Carlson, who also had two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Victor McCutcheon also scored for Southern Tier. More assists for Southern Tier came via Tait Aptakin, who had two and Jake Andriaccio, Elijah Williams, and Hunter Kepple, who contributed one each. Wooster was helped by Nick Tobey, who registered two goals. Tobey scored the first of his two goals at 3:02 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Wooster. Nick Mooney provided the assist. Tobey's next tally made the score 5-3 Southern Tier with 19:30 left in the third period. Ramsey Mayne picked up the assist. Wooster also got points from Mooney, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Zach Bilius, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Wooster also got a goal from Mike Zenone as well. Other players who recorded assists for Wooster were Tyler Groth, Will Schober, Trenton Mulnix, Jason Watts, and Mike Ragone, who each chipped in one and Carmon Teel and Brad Delenko, who contributed two each. Southern Tier's Tyler Geloneck stopped 41 shots out of the 47 that he faced.
Cincinnati 1 @ Nashville 3 – Logan Orem racked up one point to lead Nashville to a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati. Nashville forced Cincinnati goalie Daniel Dolliver to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots. Nashville also got points from Max Dorfman, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Nashville also got a goal from Colton Anderson as well. Other players who recorded assists for Nashville were Peter Cabala, Riley Holden, Dylan Schmidt, and Conor Cunningham, who contributed one each. Cincinnati was led by Brenden Williams, who scored the team's only goal. Williams scored on the power play 16:50 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Nashville. Justin Bioni picked up the assist. Nashville's Ricky Gonzalez stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced.
Minnesota 5 @ Twin City 3 - Twin City tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Minnesota held on for a 5-3 victory. Minnesota made the score 5-2 on a goal by Alec Skar at 9:36 in the third period, and Twin City got as close as 5-3 when Tom Reilly scored 14:25 into the third period.
Rochester 1 @ Breezy Point 3 - Breezy Point took the lead against Rochester in the first period and maintained it until the end of the game to secure a tight 3-1 victory. Breezy Point took over the lead for good with a goal by Sean Viti at 14:02 in the first period. Christian Lenzmeier provided the assist. Breezy Point's Magnus Lindhe was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 26 saves and let only one puck past him. Breezy Point was paced by Austin Langworthy, who tallied one goal. Langworthy scored 4:17 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Breezy Point. Tyler Larwood picked up the assist. Breezy Point additionally got points from Viti, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Andrew Heckaman also scored for Breezy Point. More assists for Breezy Point came via Alec Hooper, who had one. Rochester was led by Evan Sabo, who scored the team's only goal. Dominik Bogdzuil provided the assist. Kyle Plantz made 42 saves for Rochester on 44 shots.
Wisconsin 0 @ North Iowa 8 - North Iowa had a seven-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-0 win over Wisconsin. Brett Gravelle was all over the ice for North Iowa, as he registered two goals in the win. Gravelle scored on the power play at 1:05 into the first period to make the score 1-0 North Iowa and again while on the power play 16:09 into the second to make the score 7-0 North Iowa. North Iowa additionally got points from Kohei Sato, who also racked up two goals and one assist and Tommy Stang, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for North Iowa included Jeff Solow, Adam Orn, and Riley Meyer, who each put in one. More assists for North Iowa came via David Min, who had three, Eric Piatt, Austin Jackson, Mitch Parsons, and Carmen Dalesandro, who contributed one each, and Alec Nichols, Jack Stang, and Marshall Barnes, who each chipped in two. Tommi Ahlgren made 17 saves for North Iowa on 17 shots.
Euless 0 @ Texas 5 - Texas had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-0 win over Euless. Texas was paced by Bryan Whelan, who grabbed one goal. Whelan scored 3:50 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Texas. Matt Araujo provided the assist. Texas also got points from Victor Ekk, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Texas also got a goal from Ryan Dunner as well. More assists for Texas came via Brock Brown and Kyle Galloway, who each chipped in one and Niklas McCallum and Mykyta Sheptytsky, who contributed two each. Tyler Myers rejected 20 shots on goal for Texas.
Great Falls 2 @ Helena 3 - Helena gutted out a close 3-2 win against Great Falls. Helena gained the winning advantage on a goal by Jay Forbes 17:42 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer. Helena additionally got points from Johnny Bonta, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Brandon Mills also scored for Helena. More assists for Helena came via Connor Dunn, who had two and Michael Ballard, Riley Keays, and Blake Babineau, who contributed one each. Great Falls kept Helena's goalie busy throughout the game, and Grant Martens made 35 saves on 37 shots. Great Falls was helped by Adam Apangalook, who had one goal. Apangalook scored 10:38 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Great Falls. Tanner Congdon assisted on the tally. Great Falls also got points from Congdon, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, Great Falls received assists from Jesse Johnson, who had one.
Glacier 2 @ Bozeman 6 - Bozeman capitalized on the deft passing of Nicholas Thompson, who garnered four assists to take down Glacier, 6-2. Bozeman also got points from Steven Nisbet, who also had one goal and one assist and Casey Gobel, who also registered one goal and one assist. Bozeman also had goals scored by Dalton Rickard, Dylan Michaud, Gunnar Mogck, and Austin Charnholm, who scored one goal each. More assists for Bozeman came via Bryce Meckes, Liam Millar, Brock Loser, Elliott Hopkins, AJ ODell, and Duncan McGarrah, who contributed one each. Glacier was led by Brett LeBeau, who tallied one goal and one assist. LeBeau scored 6:35 into the second period to make the score 2-2. William Bostwick picked up the assist. Brandon Huntington also scored for Glacier. In addition, Glacier received assists from Alex Hanson, who had one. Stephen Frank took the win and made 10 saves before being replaced by Josh Aycock who made six saves.
Billings 1 @ Yellowstone 6 - Behind a great game by Tony Dahlberg, who had four goals, Yellowstone defeated Billings, 6-1. Dahlberg's first goal came 16:34 into the first period. He then added goals at 17:50 into the second, at 2:22 into the third, and at 9:19 into the third. Yellowstone also got points from Nicholas Elliot, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Justin Berezinski, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, Yellowstone received assists from Curtis Greenbush, who had one, Vadym Nesteruk, who had three, and Nick Green and Manuel Manero, who each chipped in two. Billings was led by Connor Melton, who scored the team's only goal. Melton scored 1:31 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Yellowstone. Chad Stucker assisted on the tally. Derrick LaCombe rejected 23 shots on goal for Yellowstone.
