Friday Finals: Steel make it six straight with win over Jets
Lone Star Brahmas goalie Deivs Rolovs had won his last 5 starts, allowing just seven goals, as the Brahmas have moved into 1st place in the South Division.
Janesville 3 @ Chippewa 4 – The Steel extended their winning streak to an NAHL-high six straight games as they moved into a 1st place tie with Janesville thanks to a 4-3 home win on Friday. Peyton Platter and Joe Kelly each scored two goals in the win. Platter and Kelly gave the Steel a 2-1 lead after one period with Kyle Kudrna scoring for the Jets. The Jets then took a 3-2 lead in the 3rd period with goals from Ikki Kogawa and Christian Venticinque, but two more goals from Platter and Kelly late in the 3rd period secured the win. Ajay White made 26 saves in the win.
Lone Star 5 @ Colorado 1 – The Brahmas got goals from five different players and 19 saves from Deivs Rolovs in a 5-1 road win in Colorado. Brock James started the scoring in the 1st period with Ray Murakami and Matyas Borak adding 2nd period goals and Saxton Tess and Alex Keskintepe scoring in the 3rd period. Jordan Gudridge had the lone goal for the Grit and Jack Erickson made 35 saves in the loss.
Maryland 1 @ Maine 4 – Maine goalie Thomas Heaney made 34 saves as the Nordiques knocked off the 1st place Black Bears, 4-1 on Friday. Nick Romeo scored twice and added an assist and Cody Pisarczky also had two goals for the Black Bears. Romeo opened the scoring in the 1st period and added a 3rd period goal to go along with Pisarczkyk’s two goals, which both came in the 3rd period. Jesse Horacek scored the lone goal in the Maryland loss.
Danbury 1 @ Northeast 2 – The Generals picked up a 2-1 win at home over Danbury thanks to 25 saves from Marks Slavinskis-Repe. All the scoring was done in the 1st period as Tyler Ramm and Ryan Remick each scored their 7th goals of the season for the Generals, while Brock Behrend scored the lone goal for the Jr. Hat Tricks. Danbury goalie Miles Roberts made 33 saves in the loss.
Bismarck 3 @ St. Cloud 6 – The Norsemen erupted for a season-high six goals in a 6-3 home win over Bismarck on Friday. Six different players scored a goal in the win, as the Norsemen got off to a fast start, taking a 4-0 lead in the 1st period with goals from Michael Coleman, Louis Wehmann, Niklas Miller, and Peyton Mithmuangneua. Bismarck mounted a comeback with two goals from Julian Beaumont and one from Kade Kohanski to make it 4-3, but goals in the 3rd period from Lucca Munoz and Kyler Miller secured the win. Ryan Manzella and Max Weilandt combined for 29 saves in the win.
Wisconsin 3 @ Springfield 4 (OT) – The Jr. Blues goal two goals from Aidan Dyer as they picked up their first win of the 2023-24 season thanks to a 4-3 overtime win over the Windigo. Dyer scored the opening two goals for Springfield, but the Windigo answered with goals from Zachary Burfoot, Trent LeDrew, and Max Martin to make it 3-2. Late in the 3rd period, the Jr. Blues tied the game on a goal from Landry Schmuck and then would get the overtime-winner from Zach Howard. JJ Cataldo made 47 saves in the win.
Austin 3 @ Aberdeen 2 (OT) – The Bruins increased their lead atop the Central Division as they moved to 8-1-0 on the season thanks to a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win in Aberdeen. The Bruins scored first as Will Diamond netted his first goal in an Austin sweater. Aberdeen then took a 2-1 lead with goals from Leonid Bulgakov and Grant Kohnen. The Bruins tied the game in the 3rd period with a goal from Austin Salani, then would get the overtime-winner from Gustav Noren for the 3-2 win. Trent Wiemken made 16 saves in the win, while Croix Kochendorfer made 31 saves in the loss.
Minot 4 @ North Iowa 0 – James Norton stopped all 18 shots that came his way as Minot picked up a 4-0 road win in North Iowa on Friday. Jack O’Hanisain had two goals and an assist in the win for the Minotauros, which included goals in the 1st and 3rd periods. Will Dawson and Joel Lehtinen also scored for Minot in the win. Bulls goalie Connor Graham made 26 saves in the loss.
El Paso 2 @ Oklahoma 1 (OT) – Rhinos goalie Kael DePape made 40 saves to help his team to a 2-1 overtime road win in Oklahoma on Friday. After a scoreless 1st period, the Warriors pulled ahead 1-0 in the 2nd period with their lone goal from Peter Rosa. El Paso tied the game at 1-1 in the 3rd period with a goal from Frank Tafelski. In overtime, it took just over a minute for El Paso to win it thanks to a goal from Paavo Hiltunen. Warriors goalie Daniel Duris made 31 saves in the losing effort.
Odessa 2 @ Amarillo 1 (OT) – Jackalopes goalie Quentin Sigurdson made 32 saves as Odessa picked up a big 2-1 road win in overtime over the Wranglers. Matvey Ivanov scored the lone goal in regulation for Odessa, with Topi Puikkonen answering for Amarillo. In the overtime, Michael Kadlecik would net the game-winner. Connor McDonough ould make 33 saves in the loss.
Corpus Christi 3 @ Shreveport 2 – IceRays goalie Vilgot Holm made 37 saves to lead his team to a big 3-2 road win in Shreveport on Friday. The IceRays jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from Zakhar Polshakov and Dylan Jensen. The Mudbugs tied the game at 2-2 with goals from Logan Heroux and Colin Vassallo. The game-winner would come early in the 3rd period from Connor Brust of the IceRays. Carson Dorfman made 20 saves in the loss.
New Jersey 4 @ Johnstown 2 – New Jersey forward Nikita Meshcheryakov scored two goals to help the Titans to a 4-2 win on Friday in Johnstown. Other Titans goals came from Reece Brednich and Ethan Wongus, while Alex Legkov and Zach Aben scored for the Tomahawks. Dylan Krick made 27 saves in the win, while Zack Ferris made 29 saves in the loss.
Philadelphia 3 @ New Hampshire 5 – Kai Dunits scored two goals to lead the Mountain Kings to a 5-3 home win over the visiting Rebels on Friday. New Hampshire jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Will Murphy and Nick Reif in the 1st period. The Rebels tried to keep pace with two goals from Klaus Jogi and one from Evan Johnson, but the Mountain Kings pulled away with two goals from Dunits and one from Sean Bradley. Aidan Wright made 23 saves in the win.
Minnesota 3 @ Kenai River 1 – Oliver Stumpel scored twice and Adam Prokop made 24 saves to lead the Wilderness to a 3-1 road win in Kenai River on Friday. The Brown Bears were first to score as Marko Giourof lit the lamp. It was all Wilderness after that as Stumpel scored twice and Daniel Harkimo also added a goal. Conor Sullivan made 21 saves in the loss.
