Minnesota Wilderness beat Anchorage Wolverines in overtime
The Minnesota Wilderness hosted the Anchorage Wolverines in the action on Friday in what was expected to be a close game. The game went into overtime and Minnesota Wilderness prevailed. The final score was 3-2.
The Minnesota Wilderness hosted the Anchorage Wolverines in the action on Friday in what was expected to be a close game. The game went into overtime and Minnesota Wilderness prevailed. The final score was 3-2.
The game-winning goal was scored by Minnesota Wilderness' Joe Cesario.
The hosting Wilderness took the lead in the first period, with a goal scored by Reid Daavettila.
The Wolverines tied it up early in the first period when Fedya Nikolaenya scored, assisted by Clay Allen and Cooper Morris.
The Wolverines scored again with a goal from Aiden Westin late into the first, assisted by Fedya Nikolaenya and Cooper Morris.
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Beau Janzig scored late into the third period, assisted by Adam Johnson and Luke Jech, to tie the game. With this goal, the score was tied and then, the game went to overtime.
In overtime, it took 4:02 before Joe Cesario scored the game-winner for the home team, assisted by Ren Morque and Kevin Marx Noren.
Next up:
The teams will soon play again in the next matchup on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. CST at Northwoods Credit Union Arena.