BREEZY POINT-Jake Ince and Kyler Couture netted two goals apiece as the No. 8 Northern Lakes Lightning defeated the No. 9 Becker-Big Lake Eagles 8-6 in a Section 5-1A opening-round game Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Caiden Kjeistrom and Shane Donovan each contributed a goal and four assists for the 8-15-2 Lightning.
Becker 0 3 3-6
Northern Lakes 1 3 4-8
First period: NL-Kyler Couture (Shane Donovan, Caiden Kjeistrom) 9:19,
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Second period: B-Tyler Schmitt (Grayson Hoppier) 16:06, NL-Caiden Kjeistrom (Tucker Jobe, Josh Lewica) 11:13, B-Luke Ruppelius (Jacob Bane, Tyler Ruppelius) 8:34, NL-Hunter Nybakken (Shane Donovan, Kyler Couture) 3:19, NL-Kyler Couture (Shane Donovan, Hunter Nybakken) 2:37, B-Tyler Ruppelius 1:44
Third period: NL-Dylan Messenbrink (Erik Larson) 15:43, B-Grayson Hoppier (Tyler Ruppelius) 14:37, NL-Jake Ince (Caiden Kjeistrom, Tucker Jobe) 11:54, NL-Shane Donovan (Jake Ince, Caiden Kjeistrom) 10:52, B-Grayson Hoppier (Tyler Schmitt, Tyler Ruppelius) 4:56, NL-Jake Ince (Tucker Jobe, Caiden Kjeistrom) 4:31, B-Jaden Keo (Kellen Hurt, Ethan Tabako) 1:20
Shots on goal: NL 35, B 38
Goalies: NL-Adler Hoagland (32 saves); B-(27 saves)
Overall: NL 8-15-2. Next: No. 8 Northern Lakes at No. 1 Monticello in the Section 5-1A Quarterfinals 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
River Lakes 2, Little Falls 0
LITTLE FALLS-The No. 4 Little Falls Flyers fell 2-0 to the No. 5 River Lakes Stars in a Section 6-1A quarterfinals Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Dane Couture recorded 14 saves as the Flyers end their season at 13-11 overall.
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River Lakes 1 0 1-2
Little Falls 0 0 0-0
First period: RL-Ethan Howard 16:47
Third period: RL-Cameron Lemke (Blake Blattner, Luke Johnson) 8:43
Shots on goal: LF 18, RL 16
Goalies: LF Dane Couture (8 saves); RL Blake Vogt (18 saves)
Overall: LF 13-11.
