Shots on goal: Bloomington Jefferson 11, Chaska 11.
Penalties: Dillan Smidt (Bloomington Jefferson) for interference and Breckin Jones (Chaska) for tripping.
Second Period:
Chaska goals: Ty Smith (even strength, assisted by Tyler Schmieg and Cole Seaverson) and Breckin Jones (even strength).
Shots on goal: Bloomington Jefferson 14, Chaska 9.
Penalties: Kaden Larson (Bloomington Jefferson) for holding; Brayden Soderstom, Donovan Madsen, and Cole Seaverson (Chaska) for tripping.
Third Period:
Bloomington Jefferson goals: Dillan Smidt and Teagan Dunphy (even strength, assisted by Jordan Wang and Anders Bjorklund).
Chaska goal: Ty Smith (even strength, assisted by Tyler Schmieg and Ryan Jirele).
Shots on goal: Bloomington Jefferson 21, Chaska 4.
Penalties: Bridger Kolesar (Chaska) for holding; TJ Frein (Bloomington Jefferson) for cross-checking; Mason Gutowsky and Ty Smith (Chaska) for high-sticking and slashing respectively.
Key Highlights:
Both teams struggled with power plays, failing to convert any opportunities.
Chaska’s goaltender played a crucial role, facing a total of 46 shots.
Despite being outshot, Chaska managed to secure a narrow win with timely goals.
The game saw a total of 10 penalties, affecting the flow and opportunities for both teams.
Centennial 2
White Bear Lake 1
First Period:
Centennial goal by Harper Searles, assisted by Austin Petersen and Easton Cody.
Shots on goal: Centennial 5, White Bear Lake 12.
Penalties: Austin Petersen (Centennial) and Vinnie Villella (White Bear Lake) for roughing; Logan Adams (Centennial) for roughing.
Second Period:
No scoring.
Shots on goal: Centennial 11, White Bear Lake 9.
Penalties: Maverick Timmons (White Bear Lake) for slashing; Alex Doroff (White Bear Lake) for blows to the head; Vinnie Villella (White Bear Lake) for hooking; Alex Clampitt (Centennial) for slashing; Mason Jurkovich (White Bear Lake) for unsportsmanlike conduct; Caleb Krinkie (Centennial) for slashing major.
Third Period:
White Bear Lake goal by Nolan Roed.
Centennial power play goal by Alex Clampitt, assisted by Harper Searles and Joey Hemr.
Shots on goal: Centennial 5, White Bear Lake 19.
Penalties: Maverick Timmons (White Bear Lake) for checking from behind major; White Bear Lake team penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct misconduct.
Key Highlights:
Centennial capitalized on their power play opportunities, scoring one out of four.
White Bear Lake struggled with power plays, failing to score on two opportunities.
The game was penalty-heavy, affecting the flow and providing power play opportunities.
Despite a high number of shots on goal, White Bear Lake managed to score only once against Centennial.
Alexandria 3
Duluth Denfeld 2
First Period:
Alexandria Area goal by William Thornburg, assisted by Grady Olson and Aidan Schneiderhan.
Shots on goal: Alexandria Area 9, Duluth Denfeld 6.
Penalties: Brody Berg (Alexandria Area) for tripping; Nolan Harju (Duluth Denfeld) for roughing.
Second Period:
Duluth Denfeld goal by Valtteri Luhtalampi, assisted by Nolan Harju and Liam Doyle.
Duluth Denfeld goal by Bruno Decambaliza.
Alexandria Area goal by Brody Berg, assisted by Gage Castle and Leonard Kompelien.
Shots on goal: Alexandria Area 9, Duluth Denfeld 14.
Third Period:
Alexandria Area goal by Grady Olson, assisted by Jack Lamski and Leonard Kompelien.
Shots on goal: Alexandria Area 15, Duluth Denfeld 5.
Penalties: Kasen Muscha (Alexandria Area) for roughing; Brody Berg (Alexandria Area) for tripping.
Key Highlights:
Both teams struggled with power play opportunities, failing to score on their respective chances.
The game was closely contested, with Alexandria Area securing a narrow victory.
Penalties played a significant role, particularly for Alexandria Area, impacting their game play.
Alexandria Area managed to outshoot Duluth Denfeld, especially in the third period, contributing to their win.
Rock Ridge 4
Brainerd 2
First Period:
No goals scored.
Shots on goal: Brainerd 8, Rock Ridge 12.
Penalties: Ryan Heinlen (Brainerd) for head contact; Easton Walters (Rock Ridge) for slashing.
Second Period:
Brainerd goals by Kade Stengrim, assisted by Ryan Kennedy and Chad King; Stengrim scores again later in the period.
Rock Ridge goals by Brant Tiedeman, Sam Troutwine (power play), and Kasey Lamppa.
Shots on goal: Brainerd 9, Rock Ridge 14.
Penalties: Drew Haakonson (Brainerd) for holding.
Third Period:
Rock Ridge goal by Grady Dimberio (power play), assisted by Easton Walters.
Shots on goal: Brainerd 8, Rock Ridge 13.
Penalties: Brady Johnson (Brainerd) for checking from behind and tripping; Sam Troutwine and Kasey Lamppa (Rock Ridge) for holding and roughing, respectively.
Key Highlights:
Rock Ridge capitalized on power play opportunities, scoring two goals.
Kade Stengrim scored both goals for Brainerd.
The game was penalty-heavy, affecting the flow and possibly the outcome.
Rock Ridge outshot Brainerd across all periods, contributing to their win.
Osseo 2
Mankato West 1
First Period:
Mankato West takes the lead with a goal from Jaeger Zimmerman, assisted by Hunter Rigdon.
Shots on goal: Osseo 14, Mankato West 5.
Second Period:
Osseo ties the game with a goal from Brenden Kranz, assisted by Gavyn Krzoska and Bennet Prokop.
Shots on goal: Osseo 15, Mankato West 8.
Penalty: Gage Schmidt (Mankato West) for roughing.
Third Period:
Osseo takes the lead with a goal from Bennet Prokop, assisted by Gavyn Krzoska and Jackson Berg.
Shots on goal: Osseo 10, Mankato West 5.
Penalty: Will Engel (Osseo) for holding.
Key Highlights:
Both teams struggled on power plays, failing to score on their single opportunity.
Osseo managed to overturn a deficit with goals in the second and third periods.
Osseo significantly outshot Mankato West across all periods, totaling 39 shots to Mankato West’s 18.
Two Rivers 4
Chisago Lakes 2
First Period:
Two Rivers opens the scoring with a goal from Griffin Bauers, assisted by Nico Ferraro and Will Auran.
Shots on goal: Chisago Lakes 10, Two Rivers 11.
Second Period:
Chisago Lakes ties the game with a goal from Maxwell Bobrowski, assisted by Jack Bakken and Maxwell Koch.
Chisago Lakes takes the lead with a short-handed goal by Jack Bakken, assisted by Benjamin Kerkow.
Shots on goal: Chisago Lakes 10, Two Rivers 10.
Third Period:
Two Rivers ties the game with a goal from Patrick Karlen, assisted by Nate Rohrer and Vincent Schuehle.
Two Rivers takes the lead with a power play goal by Nate Rohrer, assisted by Andrew Eckmann and Isak Christopherson.
Two Rivers secures the win with an empty net goal by Eddie Auran.
Shots on goal: Chisago Lakes 14, Two Rivers 10.
Key Highlights:
Two Rivers capitalized on their power play opportunities, converting 1 out of 3.
Chisago Lakes struggled on their power play, failing to score on 7 attempts.
Penalties played a significant role, with Two Rivers incurring 7 infractions for 14 minutes and Chisago Lakes 3 infractions for 6 minutes.
Chaska 3
