Saturday Scores: Thunder punch playoff ticket with win
Peoria 2 @ St. Louis 4 - St. Louis and Peoria were evenly matched throughout their contest, but St. Louis made the most of its opportunities and won, 4-2. Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and Cameron McAtee secured the win for St. Louis with a goal in the second period. St. Louis was led by McAtee, who grabbed one goal. McAtee scored 5:37 into the second period to make the score 3-2 St. Louis. Sam Maddox picked up the assist. Others who scored for St. Louis included Chris Brown, Ezekiel Estrada, and Eduard Rumyantsev, who each put in one. In addition, St. Louis received assists from Alex Klaesner, who had two and Jacob Weatherly, CJ Nitchen, Daniel Dunaway, Alex Werdmuller, and Ryker Barber, who contributed one each. Peoria was helped by Thomas Kolaz, who racked up one goal. Kolaz scored 1:47 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Peoria. Braden Stewart assisted on the tally. Jason Hoehn also scored for Peoria. Other players who recorded assists for Peoria were Chance Homerin and Austin Wisely, who each chipped in one. Jacob Weatherly made 22 saves for St. Louis on 24 shots.
Pittsburgh 3 @ Cincinnati 4 (SO) - Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh in a shootout 4-3 (2-0 SO). The shootout lasted for four attempts between the teams. Cincinnati's other shootout goal was scored by Arsenii Vashchuk. Justin Bioni had one goal and two assists to lead Cincinnati. Bioni scored 9:07 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Cincinnati. Vashchuk provided the assist. Cincinnati also had goals scored by Taylor Hamilton and Albert Janele, who each put in one. In addition, Cincinnati received assists from Hunter Schneider and Trevor Veneklase, who each chipped in one. Pittsburgh was helped by Brian Dee, who grabbed two goals and one assist. Dee scored the first of his two goals at 26 seconds into the second period to make the score 1-1. James Unger picked up the assist. Dee's next tally made the score 3-3 with 13:30 left in the third period. Pittsburgh additionally got points from Unger, who also had one goal and one assist. Pittsburgh also got a goal from Nicholas Lyon as well. More assists for Pittsburgh came via Perry Shiring, Brian Grant, and Gavin Cummings, who contributed one each. Cincinnati's Tyler Geloneck stopped 24 shots out of the 27 that he faced.
Gillette 7 @ Glacier 2 - Tyler Tennant had two goals and one assist to lead Gillette to a 7-2 victory over Glacier. Tennant scored at 18:12 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Gillette and again while 4:34 into the third to make the score 5-2 Gillette. Gillette additionally got points from Garrett Medina, who also racked up one goal and two assists and Kyle Traux, who also had one goal and two assists. Riley Holwegner also scored for Gillette. Other players who recorded assists for Gillette were Preston Fuller, who had three and Tyler Reble, Jack Oberg, and RJ Yusko, who each chipped in one. Glacier was led by Collin Schieman, who tallied one goal and one assist. Schieman scored on the power play 4:53 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Logan Kraft picked up the assist. Glacier also got a goal from Gavin Cline as well. In addition, Glacier received assists from Brandon Huntington and Tim VanTuinen, who contributed one each. Gillette's Stephen Wroe stopped 28 shots out of the 30 that he faced.
Toledo 1 @ West Michigan 2 - Samuel Woznicki had a standout game with 25 saves, and West Michigan beat Toledo 2-1. West Michigan was paced by Tyler McMahon, who finished with one goal. McMahon scored on the power play 13:15 into the third period to make the score 2-1 West Michigan. Corey Siwula picked up the assist. Davis Hudson also scored for West Michigan. Other players who recorded assists for West Michigan were Christian Amend, who had one and Dakota Ulmer, who had two. Toledo was led by Tyler Zalecki, who scored the team's only goal. Zalecki scored on the power play 3:31 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Nick Papandrea assisted on the tally. Cody Gibson made 31 saves for Toledo on 33 shots.
North Iowa 11 @ Rochester 0 - Behind a great game by Kohei Sato, who had two goals and two assists, North Iowa defeated Rochester, 11-0. Sato's tallies came at 9:12 into the first period to make the score 1-0 North Iowa and on the power play 17:41 into the third to make the score 11-0 North Iowa. North Iowa additionally got points from Quinn Fuchs, who also grabbed one goal and three assists, Sean Mallonee, who also registered one goal and one assist, Carmen Dalesandro, who also finished with three goals and three assists to lead the team in points, and Brett Gravelle, who also had two goals and one assist. North Iowa also had goals scored by Mitch Parsons and Marshall Barnes, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for North Iowa were Eric Piatt, Tom Lindgren, Joe Burgmeier, Austin Jackson, Shane Bernhardson, and David Min, who each chipped in one and Owen Larson and Adam Orn, who contributed two each. North Iowa's David Johnson stopped 18 shots out of the 18 that he faced.
Minnesota 1 @ Breezy Point 5 - Breezy Point relied on the sparkling performance of Wes Paupore in net to grab a 5-1 win against Minnesota. Breezy Point was led by Ryan Mezera, who tallied one goal and one assist. Mezera scored on the power play 17:46 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Breezy Point. Breezy Point had gotten the advantage when Minnesota's Jacob Cox was sent off for boarding. Nick Blanchette picked up the assist. Breezy Point also had goals scored by Alec Hooper, Jake Tomkowiak, Kyle Klatt, and Austin Langworthy, who scored one goal each. More assists for Breezy Point came via Tyler Larwood, who had two and Christian Lenzmeier, Billy Nichol, Reise Kieffer, and Torin Foundos, who contributed one each. Paupore recorded 25 saves for Breezy Point.
Great Falls 2 @ Helena 1 - Great Falls relied on the sparkling performance of Lauren Massie in net to grab a 2-1 win against Helena. Great Falls was led by Connor Barta, who registered one goal. Barta scored short handed 11:09 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Great Falls. Arseny Ivanov picked up the assist. Ricards Bernhards also scored for Great Falls. In addition, Great Falls received assists from Miles Giorgione, who had one. Helena was led by Cody Vanthournout, who scored the team's only goal. Vanthournout scored on the power play 10:12 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Ryan Daugherty provided the assist. Lauren Massie rejected 26 shots on goal for Great Falls. Adam Ranck recorded 41 saves for Helena.
Yellowstone 8 @ Billings 3 - Yellowstone had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-3 win over Billings. Yellowstone was helped by Manuel Manero, who racked up one goal and one assist. Manero scored 3:05 into the second period to make the score 4-0 Yellowstone. Reed Kelly provided the assist. Yellowstone additionally got points from Curtis Greenbush, who also registered one goal and two assists, Mason Stewart, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Nicholas Elliot, who also had one goal and two assists, and Tristan Henrichs, who also racked up two goals and one assist. Others who scored for Yellowstone included Max Doner and Tony Dahlberg, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Yellowstone were Nick Greene, who had three and Cosimo Yapello, Mike McCullen, Nick Pizzey, Will Landsverk, and Jake Dickison, who each chipped in one. Billings was led by Zach Heiser, who registered one goal and two assists. Heiser scored 19:10 into the second period to make the score 6-1 Yellowstone. Mason Graves picked up the assist. Billings also had goals scored by Connor Melton and Dillon Steh, who each put in one. In addition, Billings received assists from Keith Gustin, Edward Hoppmann, and Chris Nicolai, who contributed one each. Yellowstone took out Garret Matz after he had made six saves and installed Lance Knudson in goal, where he finished with 15 saves and the win.
Atlanta 8 @ Evansville 3 - Evansville could not stop Atlanta's Alex Johanson, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-3 win. Johanson's first goal came 12:01 into the first period. He then added goals at 17:17 into the second and at 7:08 into the third. Atlanta additionally got points from Andrew Cooley, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Riley Hummitsch, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Atlanta included Jack Cleaver, Ross Bartlett, and Colin OConnor, who each put in one. In addition, Atlanta received assists from Arturas Laukaitis, who had two, Kyle Rimbach and Dylan Wattles, who each chipped in one, and Philip Pugliese and Evan Camba, who contributed three each. Evansville was led by Cedric Calhoun, who registered one goal and one assist. Calhoun scored 16:43 into the second period to make the score 5-1 Atlanta. Jon Grimm provided the assist. Evansville also had goals scored by Brandon Bornkamp and Scott Jacobson, who scored one goal each. More assists for Evansville came via Ben Baker and Mathieu Laforest, who each chipped in one. Aleksandr Zendejas rejected 17 shots on goal for Atlanta.
Twin City 4 @ Alexandria 2 - Alexandria tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Twin City held on for a 4-2 victory. Twin City made the score 4-1 on a goal by Luc Kreuser at 1:30 in the third period, and Alexandria got as close as 4-2 when AJ Gullickson scored 5:23 into the third period. Twin City was led by Jay Paul, who had one goal and one assist. Paul scored 17:35 into the first period to make the score 3-0 Twin City. Zak Lambrecht assisted on the tally. Twin City also got points from Lambrecht, who also registered one goal and one assist and Kreuser, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Twin City also got a goal from Nick McKeeby as well. In addition, Twin City received assists from Ben Hersman, Fritz Belisle, Jared Erickson, and Joe Costello, who each chipped in one. Caleb Anderson also scored for Alexandria. More assists for Alexandria came via Aaron Ryback, who had one and Tyler Frischmon, who had two. Nathan Siclovan recorded 28 saves for Twin City.
