KEARNEY, Neb. – A second straight shootout went the way of the Muskegon Lumberjacks (9-4-1) Saturday night, as they knocked off the Tri-City Storm (7-3-3) 3-2 in the second meeting of the weekend for the two teams at the Viaero Event Center.
Defenseman Mattias Goransson found the back of the net for the second time during the weekend series for Tri-City, while Jake Wahlin notched his second goal of the season for the Storm in the loss.
In the shootout, Muskegon got an early strike from forward David Keefer, before defenseman Christian Wolanin ended the game in the fifth round of the skills competition.
Both teams earned three points on the weekend, after Friday night’s game ended with Tri-City on top of a 9-round shootout battle.
Muskegon’s goals were scored on power plays by forwards Robbie DeMontis and Griffen Molino.
Storm netminder Alec Dillon made 29 saves, while Eric Schierhorn stopped 40 shots for the Lumberjacks.
Tri-City will hit the road next weekend for games in Cedar Rapids and Omaha on Friday and Saturday respectively. Both contests will get underway at7:05 p.m.
Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Wade Allison, Kyle Eastman, and Nolan Aibel along with defenseman Jason Krych.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
Muskegon – Robbie DeMontis (power play) (Christian Wolanin, Matheson Iacopelli) 16:06
2nd Period
Tri-City – Mattias Goransson (Cody Milan, Mason Appleton) 1:42
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin (Kevin Kerr) 9:06
3rd Period
Muskegon – Griffen Molino (power play) (David Keefer, Christian Wolanin) 9:25
Overtime
(no scoring)
PENALTIES
1st Period
Tri-City – Aleksi Ainali – (Fighting), 5 min, 15:14
Tri-City – Aleksi Ainali – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 15:14
Muskegon – Steven Merl – (Fighting), 5 min, 15:14
Muskegon – Steven Merl – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 15:14
Tri-City – Tory Dello – (Slashing), 2 min, 15:24
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Holding), 2 min, 19:12
2nd Period
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Fighting), 5 min, 10:01
Tri-City – Cody Milan – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 10:01
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Fighting), 5 min, 10:01
Muskegon – Mitch Eliot – (Fighting) (Misconduct), 10 min, 10:01
Tri-City – Chase Hatcher – (Tripping), 2 min, 10:34
Muskegon – Christian Wolanin – (Tripping), 2 min, 10:55
3rd Period
Tri-City – Cameron Spicer – (Tripping), 2 min, 1:33
Tri-City – Jake Wahlin – (Diving), 2 min, 8:40
Muskegon – Matheson Iacopelli – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 9:25
Tri-City – Garrett Gamez – (Tripping), 2 min, 18:09
Muskegon – Matej Paulovic – (High Sticking), 2 min, 19:29
Overtime
(no penalties)
Power Play
Muskegon – 2/5
Tri-City – 0/4
Shots
Muskegon: 9, 7, 13, 2 = Total: 31
Tri-City: 19, 12, 7, 4 = Total: 42
Saves
Muskegon – Eric Schierhorn – 40/42
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 29/31