Mason Hautala was all over the ice for Alexandria, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Hautala scored the first of his two goals at 11:23 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Alexandria. Louis Gerzin claimed the first assist on the goal, and Steven Gustafson got the second. Hautala\’s next tally made the score 4-1 Alexandria in the second period. The goal was assisted by David Carey and Luke Erickson.
Alexandria pulled out the victory even though they were hit with 28 penalty minutes.
Alexandria kept La Crosse\’s goalie busy throughout the game, and Andrew Wagner made 19 saves on 38 shots.Alexandria had trouble converting on the power play advantage, managing just one goal on nine chances.Alexandria surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Alexandria has scored at the pace of 3.9 goals per game during the current campaign.
Alexandria also got points from Gerzin, who also registered one goal and two assists and Caleb Anderson, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Alexandria included Tony Arias, Jack Cernohous, and Jacob Odegard, who scored one each. More assists for Alexandria came via Tyler Frischmon, Alex Bowe, and Aaron Ryback, who contributed one apiece.
La Crosse\’s offense operated below they season average. La Crosse puts an average of 4.3 pucks into the net per game.La Crosse kept Alexandria\’s goalie busy throughout the game, and Derrick LaCombe made 32 saves on 34 shots.
La Crosse were helped by Ben Henderson, who racked up one goal.Henderson scored on the power play in the first period to make the score 2-1 Alexandria. Taylor Trapp and Jared Bromberg registered the assists on the goal.La Crosse also had goals scored by Ben Johnson and Henderson, who each put in one. In addition, La Crosse received assists from Jerame Schuetzle, Bromberg, Trapp, and Reid Brown, who each chipped in one.
Alexandria incurred 28 minutes in penalty time with nine minors. La Crosse incurred 34 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.
