Saturday Scores: Rebels win 4th straight
MN Wilderness 4 @ Janesville 0 – Luke Kania posted his second shutout of the season in just his third start as the Wilderness completed a weekend road sweep of the Jets with a 4-0 shutout win on Saturday. The Wilderness jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st period with back-to-back power play goals less than two minutes apart from Casey Gilling and Aaron Miller. The lead increased to 4-0 with two more Wilderness goals in the 2nd period from Tyler Cline and Janis Jaks. Kania made 19 saves in the win, while Jack LaFontaine took the loss for the Jets, making 16 saves. Boxscore
Johnstown 3 @ New Jersey 7 – Seven different players scored for the Titans as they completed a two-win weekend with a 7-3 home win over the Tomahawks. After a scoreless 1st period, the Titans jumped ahead for good with four, 2nd period goals from Andrew Durham, Keegan Miller, Michael Gelatt and Victor Ostling. New Jersey would then add three more goals in the 3rd period from Jesse Farabee, Adam Hascic and Anthony Cusanelli. Tomahawks goals came from Zak Galambos, Austin Heakins and Niko Coffman. Jack Berry made 17 saves in the Titans win. Boxscore
Aston 4 @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 (SO) – The Rebels completed a two-win weekend with a 4-3 road win in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a shootout. The Knights had a 2-0 lead with goals from Stephen Kelly and Blake Busch. The Rebels responded with three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead including markers from Connor Jean, Michael Merulla and Kristofers Bindulis. Late in the 3rd period Tanner Bannett scored for the Knights to tie the game at 3-3. After a scoreless overtime, the shootout winner for the Rebels came off the stick of Jensen Zerban. Trevor Micucci picked up the win in goal, making 33 saves. Boxscore
Fairbanks 3 @ Kenai River 2 – The Ice Dogs scored twice in the 3rd period to come from behind and beat the Brown Bears on Saturday, 3-2. Kenai River got off to a fast start as Evan Butcher gave his team a 1-0 lead just a minute into the game. Fairbanks responded back before the period was over on a goal from Jakob Stridsberg. The Brown Bears regained a one-goal lead with a 2nd period goal from Sam Carlson. That lead stood until midway through the 3rd period as Liam Stirtzinger tied the game ata 2-2 and two minutes later Logan Coomes netted the game-winner. Gavin Nieto picked up the win, making 19 saves, while Nick Nast played well in the loss, making 36 saves. Boxscore
Minot 4 @ Aberdeen 3 (SO) – In an 18-man combined shootout, the Minotauros outlasted the Wings to win their lone game of the weekend, 4-3. After an opening goal from Aberdeen’s Jackson Graalum, Minot led after one period with two goals from Derek Frentz and Austin Martinsen. The Wings tied the game at 2-2 with a 2nd period goal from Gavin Payne. In the 3rd period, Jack Murphy scored for Minot and Jake Leitner scored for the Wings to send the game to a shootout, where Jacob Gammicchia won it for the Minotauros. Jon Flakne made 29 saves in the win, while Peter Thome made 48 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Brookings 3 @ MN Magicians 4 (SO) – The Magicians salvaged a weekend split with the Bilzzard thanks to a 4-3 shootout win at home on Saturday. Each team scored once in each period. In the 1st period, the Blizzard got a goal from Brett Callahan, only to see the Magicians answer with a goal from Taylor Brierley. In the 2nd period, the Magicians went ahead on a goal from Connor Bucsis, but Brookings would tie the game at 2-2 on a goal from TJ Samec. In the 3rd period, Pierce Crawford scored for Minnesota and Kane Durment answered for the Blizzard. Johnny Panvica had the lone shootout goal to secure the win. Will Ulrich made 42 saves in the win. Boxscore
Springfield 6 @ Topeka 4 – The Jr. Blues once again posted a split with the RoadRunners for the third consecutive series as Jeff Skinner and Luke Radetic each scored twice in a 6-4 win in Topeka. A goals from Skinner and another from Brady Tomlak put the Jr. Blues head 2-0 early. Topeka responded with goals from Marcus Russell and Dominic Lutz to tie the game at 2-2. The Jr. Blues took the lead for good with three, 2nd period goals including another from Skinner and others from Radetic and Brennan Blaszczak. Radetic added his second goal in the 3rd period. JB Baker and Carlos Fornaris had the other Topeka goals. Niko Della Maggorie made 31 saves in the win. Boxscore
Austin 3 @ Coulee Region 1 – Kris Carlson made 28 saves as the Bruins got some revenge from the night before with a 3-1 win in Coulee Region to salvage a weekend home-and-home split. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead with an early 1st period power play goal from Jacob Paganelli. The Chill responded with a goal from Aussie Miller to tie the game at 1-1. In the 2nd period, the Bruins took the lead for good on a power play goal from Dawson DiPietro. Travis Kothenbeutel added an empty-net goal. Chill goalie Matiss Kivlenieks played well in the loss, making 32 saves. Boxscore
Wichita Falls 4 @ Amarillo 2 – Two goals in the 3rd period were the difference as the Wildcats salvaged a weekend split in Amarillo against the Bulls with a 4-2 win. The Bulls jumped ahead 1-0 with a 1st period goal from Charlie Singerhouse. The Wildcats would respond back in the 2nd period with back-to-back goals from Adam Goodsir to take a 2-1 lead. Before the period was out the Bulls knotted things up at 2-2 with a goal from Johan Lundgren. In the 3rd period, the Wildcats secured the win with goals from Jake Dalton and Austin Albrecht. Julian Sime picked up the win, making 27 saves, while Anton Martinsson made 39 saves in the loss. Boxscore
