Saturday Scores: Sharks Attack Nordiques For Second Straight Win

Binghamton 3 @ New Hampshire 2 (SO) - The Binghamton Buzz came out in full force for a rematch game against the home team New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings. Friday afternoon at Delta Dental Arena, the Mountain Kings won 4-2 over the Buzz, as the home club outshot and outperformed the visiting team during the majority of the game. But last night told a different story as the home team let their guard down and were taken down from a home-stand win streak. In the first period, no score was rendered. However, the second was all Mountain Kings, when Gabe Williams opened the scoring from a setup by Andrew Chandler and Simon Langenegger. But the energy was high and not even a minute later they would score again, as Noah Levesque grabbed the go-ahead goal from some sauce by his linemate, Jacob Landry. Now for the third, the gears and the momentum shifted in favor of the Buzz. Andrew Jazwin, who scored a beauty of a last-second goal during Friday's matchup, would put one on the board and cut the deficit in half. Binghamton would trail by a single goal for almost the remainder of the period until the final minute warning, when their bench decided to pull Dalton Elliott for the extra attacker. And the empty-net scheme worked, as Magnus Deamond tied it up with 25 seconds left before the final buzzer.  As a result of the tie carrying over after the third period concluded, both teams went into a sudden-death shootout. The Buzz closed it out with two great scoring episodes that went by New Hampshire’s Jacob Sorensen, while the home team only managed to sneak by one past Elliott. Jazwin and Preston Peterson would be the shootout heroes of this game, as they got their revenge on the Jr. Mountain Kings with a final score of 3-2 in a shootout. 

New Mexico 7 @ Tulsa 3 - The New Mexico Ice Wolves went on a tear during last night's matchup in Tulsa against the Oilers, as the club notched seven goals in 60 minutes and outshot the hosts 51-23.  To start off for the first frame, Caleb Debruyne opened the scoring 15 minutes in from a setup by Chris Mason. After that, scoring would die down until later in the second. Five minutes into the middle frame, Debruyne would light the lamp two more times for a natural hat-trick. His second was assisted by Ryan Hoogsteen and Jacob Wenner, with his hat-trick goal being from Hoogsteen again and Mason. Five minutes later, the Oilers would finally put something on the board, when Evan Scholl tucked one past Evan Brock on the power play from a feed by Colin Sharp. But the Oilers weren't done yet, as Scholl would set up Willy Fischer to make it 2-3 and give the home team some breathing room. However, with two minutes left on the board, Wenner took away the breathing room and returned New Mexico's two-goal lead. For the third, Hoogsteen would score himself to muster insurance for the Wolves in the first minute of play from a setup by Mason. But not even a minute later, they would score again for a four-goal lead, when Hunzeker Piersimoni buried one past David Gifford. Three minutes remaining in the final frame, the Oilers would score one last time to call it game from Luke Yahola. As they trailed by three goals with limited time to work with, the Oilers couldn't beat the visiting Wolves. Calahan Butler would score a last-second goal for the Wolves on the power play to officially call it a game with a score of 7-3 over Tulsa. The first star obviously goes to Debruyne for racking up a natural hat-trick, with Hoogsteen earning the second for a goal and two apples and Mason having the third for three assists. 

Maine 2 @ Long Beach 7 - The Maine Nordiques took a trip to Long Beach to play the Long Beach Sharks. Other than a couple penalties and power play defenses, the first period was very quiet on the scoreboard. Both teams going into the second period tied up 0-0. This wouldn’t stand true for very long as the Sharks score just 15 seconds into the second period. James Steinberg scoring, assisted by Gustav Martinsson and Sean Bailey picking up the assists. Gustav Martinsson would score a goal of his own on the powerplay, assisted by Sean Bailey and Brendan Dalton. Just five minutes later the Sharks would score once again, James Ditommaso scoring, Wyatt Strahan and James Steinberg picking up the assist. The Sharks would stay hot and score again, Alec Dahlvang, being assisted by Jace Tourtillott and James Steinberg pick up the assists. With just 1 minute left in the second period, the Sharks would score again, Jake Plummer on the powerplay, assisted by Sean Bailey and Brendan Dalton. The Sharks take a 5-0 lead into the final period. The lead would extend to six as Eli McCarthey would score for the Sharks, Ryder Pisiak and James Steinberg who picked up his third assist of the game, both on the assist. The Nordiques would show some fight though, Peyton Dyer scoring, assisted by Carter Walls and Brody Edmond pick up the assist. The Sharks would answer with Jace Tourtillott this time getting a goal, assisted by Alex Dahlvang and Jack Baker. The Nordiques would score again before the end of the game, Brody Emond scores, assisted by Jaxson Sardinha. The Long Beach Sharks defend their home taking down the Maine Nordiques 7-2.

West Bend 6 @ St. Louis 3 - The St. Louis Jr. Blues hosted the visiting West Bend Power Saturday evening at Affton Ice Rink for a thrilling matchup. The Blues opened the scoring less than a minute before the first buzzer, when Lonnie Land lit the lamp by himself. Then for the second, Nick Morgan capitalized off a play from Eric Denny. Ten minutes later, the Power put a goal on the board themselves and cut the deficit in half, as Jace Fitzgerald would be the recipient of that from Asher Vander Ploeg. For the third period, both teams would play tag backs for goals, as the Blues would get back their two-goal lead again in the first 30 seconds. Jack Vahle would put the puck past Ben Glaesman from a setup by Chase Kozma and Teagan Lee. Eight minutes later, Evan Burchardt for the Power would punch a goal in, and then three minutes after that they would tie it up at three, when Fitzgerald scored his second of the night. Once West Bend tied the game, they took over from there as they went on a scoring streak. Brody Josselyn would get the go ahead goal from sauce by Andrew Sparacino and Burchardt. And then 34 seconds later, Josselyn would grab another and render a 5-3 lead over St. Louis. Catch your breath because they would score yet again just 30 seconds later, when Sparacino mustered himself a goal and called it a game from a saucer feed by Josselyn. Josselyn, paired with Sparacino, exploited the Jr. Blues’ weakness and took down their lead before they could even blink. The Blues opened the scoring and held a lead at first, but it wouldn't be enough to take down the passion from the visiting club with four unanswered goals, as the Power took this game 6-3. 

Alexandria 3 @ Mason City 5 - The Alexandria Blizzard traveled to take on the Mason City Toros. Just 30 seconds into the game Luke Gustafson scored for the Toros to take an early lead, Dom Despenas and Stone Resch getting the assist. Despite four successful powerplay defenses, the Blizzard let in another goal before the end of the period. Kellen Kantaris scored for the Toros giving them a 2-0 lead, Luke Gustafson and Stone Resch on the assist. Early into the second period, Luke Gustafson would score an assisted goal, his second goal of the contest. Just a minute later the Toros would extend the lead to 4, Christian Plaga scoring and Jason Williams and Michael Ertle picked up the assist. The Blizzard would finally get on the board, Blake Breiland scoring, assisted by Landon Bird. The Blizzard would then score again getting themselves back into the game. Quinten Friborg scoring being assisted by Caleb Waller. The Blizzard weren’t done though, Blake Breiland scoring his second goal, Quinten Friborg on the assist. All of a sudden with just a 1 goal lead, the Toros would find the dagger with a little over 2 minutes left. Christian Plaga scoring an unassisted goal. The Mason City Toros fight off the comeback from the Alexandria Blizzard, winning 5-3.

Peoria 0 @ Rochester 4 - The Peoria Mustangs take on the Rochester Grizzlies in a rematch. The first period was quiet except for a couple penalties. Until there was a major penalty on the Mustangs which Brett Ludvigsen took advantage of for the Grizzlies, assisted by Mason Decker and Ole Fevold. The Grizzlies go into the second period up 1-0. The Grizzlies would soon extend this lead to two  just one and a half minutes into the second period. Andrew Bastian scoring the goal, Ole Fevold grabbing his second assist of the game. Just 12 minutes later the Grizzlies would score again, Mason Decker, being assisted by Ole Fevold and Andrew Bastian, puts it in the net. Going into the final period up 3-0, the Grizzlies weren’t finished yet, Ole Fevold getting a goal of his own, Mason Decker and Rylan Schultz picking up the assist. The Grizzlies keeper, Kyle Lappi, has a clean slate and 13 saves on the night in a shut out win for the Grizzlies over the Mustangs 4-0.

El Paso 1 @ Texas B 3 - The Texas Brahmas defended home territory tonight as they took down the El Paso Rhinos at the NYTEX Sports Centre in Richland Hills, Texas. After a slow start, The Brahmas got on the board first after Joshua Reaska scored off of a pass by Nicholas Catalano in the first period. Leading by one in the middle frame, Caden Michael secured the victory for Texas with his goal off of a pass by Benjamin Humphreys. El Paso responded in the second period with an unassisted goal by Donovan Bradford. Reaska finished the offensive play for the Brahmas with his second goal of the night: an unassisted shot in the middle frame. Gavin Erickson helped secure the win for the Brahmas with 12 saves between the pipes, and Nathan Graybill defended El Paso 16 saves in net.

Minnesota W 0 @ Minnesota M 2 - It was the ultimate Minnesota matchup when the Wilderness took on the Moose at Fogerty Ice Arena in Blaine, Minnesota tonight. The Moose successfully shutout the Wilderness in home territory with a 2-0 win. After remaining locked up at zero for the first two frames, the Moose got a point on the board after George Ericson scored from a pass by Luca Salak. Salak earned another point for the night as he scored a goal to secure the win; Nelson Wodarz and Carter Whitworth earned the assists. Gabe Otis was the star of the game tonight for the Moose with his 26 saves to earn the shutout, and Liam Fish defended the Wilderness with 28 saves in net.

Carolina 4 @ Atlanta 2 - In their second matchup of the weekend, the Carolina Rage defeated the Atlanta Capitals 4-2 at Atlanta IceForum in Atlanta, Georgia. The Capitals had a strong start with a pair of unassisted goals scored by Mike McQuigg and Jaylen Fleur in the opening frame. Down by two in the second period, the Rage came to play, earning three points to take the lead. Demitrios Camene scored back to back goals for the Rage, and James Parnell scored the game-winning goal to give Carolina a 3-2 lead going into the third frame. To end the night, Issac Emmerich earned a point for the Rage with a goal scored in the last ten seconds of the contest. Derek Strong and Kole Roth defended the net for the Rage, with Roth saving every shot faced in his outing. Maxwell Pelton saved 26 shots in net for the Capitals.

Austin 5 @ West Texas 1 - The West Texas Wranglers hosted their in-state rivals, the Austin Ice Bats, last night at the Ice Ranch for a beat down by their guests. The Ice Bats had a scoring mayhem as they managed to pick up their sixth win of the season on the road. Here's how it went down. Neither team would light the lamp in the first period. But going into the second, the Wranglers opened the scoring from Chase Mathews with a primary play-maker by William Andegren. However, the Bats would take it from there, as they would tie the game at one when Arys Perardi ripped one past Garret Lant. But before the Wranglers could even catch their breath, the Bats scored again to break the tie, when Cayden Reamer netted the go-ahead goal from a neat setup by Aiden Deluna. And seven minutes later, Jake Bamback would punch in some insurance for his team and take the lead going into the third. For the third, Bamback shuttered the home team with his second and team's fourth unanswered goal from a neat setup by Matthieu Leblanc. But the scoring wasn't quite over yet for the Bats, as Liam Cardona called it game with five-straight goals from Bamback's primary assist. Despite the final score of 5-1, the Wranglers had 35 of 40 shots on Collin Rosenau. Generating offense was not a problem for the home team, it was getting past the d-core of Austin and its netminder. 

Wausau 4 @ Wisconsin 2 - The Wausau Cyclones defeated the Wisconsin Woodsmen for the second consecutive night with a score of 4-2. After a quiet first frame, the Cyclones came storming into the second period with a pair of goals to get the action started. Brandon Piwko and Eiji Hoffman each earned points for Wausau as they went into the third leading by two. The Woodsmen answered in the third period with a pair of goals by Ty Paulios and Tegan O’Brien to tie up the game. Brady Knutsen scored the game-winning goal for the Cyclones with four minutes left in the game, and Mario Savino earned a point to secure the victory. For Wausau, Tanner Bonjernoor earned 21 saves between the pipes. Lleyton Jaschke defended the Woodsmen in net with 33 saves.

Sheridan 9 @ Yellowstone 1 - Two frontier division opponents squared off tonight as Yellowstone looked to get their first win on home ice. Sheridan was quick to spoil the home ice advantage with Vincent Leaf scoring his 5th of the season assisted by Max Kruger and Lucas Paliwoozinski. Sheridan wouldn’t be done with scoring this period as Caden Gleason, Vincent Pica, and Keegan Long added tallies bringing the score to 4-0 to finish the 3rd period. Damien Baxter began the period turning away 13 shots but Lawerence Chad came in to relief turning away seven shots before Baxter returned to the net. The 2nd period started off with a powerplay goal by Dante Hunkiker bringing the score to 5-0. Although both teams traded penalties in the 2nd, Sheridan was able to capitalize three times with goals from Kyle Rihela, Vincent Leaf, and Jameson Clark. With the score being 8-0, Yellowstone was looking for a spark on their powerplay. Four penalties from Sheridan gave the Quake plenty of opportunity to answer but to no avail. Sheridan was able to capitalize shorthanded, bringing the game to 9-0. Yellowstone was able to spoil the shutout for Baxter and Chad, with London Jett scoring his 2nd of the season finishing the game 9-1.

Gillette 0 @ Badlands 4 - The first period was matched with hard paced action from both sides resulting in a scoreless first period. Parker Kelly turned away seven shots and Wylen Cambensy turned away 14 shots finishing the 1st 0-0. Badlands started the game with Matthew Cordis scoring a goal early into the 2nd assisted by Maddox Harn and Carter Kilen. Gillette continued to take penalties in the 2nd period resulting in powerplay after powerplay for the Sabres. Although they didn’t capitalize, Carter Kilen was able to capitalize even strength, bringing the game to 2-0 to finish the 2nd period. Matthew Cordis and Carter Kilen would both add another tally bringing the game to 4-0 for a dominant win for the Badlands Sabres bringing their record to  3-1-0. Parkey Kelly of the Sabres was the 3rd start of the game with a 21 save shutout.

Bozeman 1 @ Helena 4 - Helena and Bozeman squared off for a frontier matchup on a Saturday night. Helena started off the scoring with Cal Kellenberg scoring assisted by Joe Viox and Chase Berg. Helena wasn’t finished just yet as they added another tally coming from Chase Berg assisted by Garett Lidnsey and Austin Uecker. The 1st period ended with a penalty from Joe Viox giving the Ice Dogs the powerplay to start the 2nd. Helena was able to kill the penalty and hold onto the 2-0 lead. Chase Berg started off the scoring in the 2nd period giving Helena a 3-0 lead early into the 2nd. Bozeman was quick to answer, as Sam Trufant scored unassisted bringing the score to 3-1. The 2nd period was filled with penalties as both teams were able to kill off the penalties and keep the score the same going into the 3rd. Halfway through the 3rd, Blake Chapman of the Helena Bighorns brought the game final to 4-1. Andre Blake made 30 out of 31 saves with Jack Rayn making 10 saves out of 14 shots.