Bobcats Blank Minotauros, Improve to 12-0
Grant Denuccio netted the overtime winner for Chippewa in their win over Minnesota
Minnesota W 3 @ Chippewa 4 (OT) - Grant Denuccio was the overtime hero for the Steel as his goal propelled Chippewa into the win column with a 4-3 decision over the Minnesota Wilderness. Minnesota got off to a hot start as Frantisek Netusil scored his league leading 10th goal of the season just 48 seconds into the game. Jakeb Lynch netted his first of the season to increase the lead heading into the first intermission. In the second the Steel responded with two goals of their own with the offense being supplied by Matic Percic and Colton Mauser. In the final frame Lynch netted his second of the game to put Minnesota back in front but Mauser’s second of the evening evened the game once again. That set the stage for Denuccio’s game winner that came at the 4:09 mark of the overtime period. Devin Shakar was the winner in goal as he made 31 saves for the Steel. Niklas Erickson suffered the loss despite making 40 saves.
Bismarck 1 @ Minot 0 - Tomas Anderson continued his torrid run to start the season as he stopped all 34 shots he faced in the Bobcats 1-0 victory over the Minot Minotauros. Bismarck improved to 12-0 on the season marking the best start to a season since the 2020-21 Aberdeen Wings started the year 15-0. Chase Reid scored the only goal of the game, his first of the season, with the helpers going Wyatt Sypniewski and Brendan Ruskowski. Minot netminder Lukas Swedin was great in his own right, allowing just one goal on 29 Bismarck shots.
