After defeating Palmer twice in overtime in the regular season, the Palmer Moose turned-the-tables on SoHi recording a 4-3 overtime victory in the semi-final, winner’s bracket game at the ASAA Division II State Hockey Championships on Friday at the Curtis D. Menard Arena in Wasilla.
SoHi 3 – Palmer 4 OT
The Stars scored three, unanswered goals in the first period for a 3-0 lead. Alex Montague scored a pair of goals and Galen Brantley III added a single goal. The Stars scoring ended there.
Palmer scored two goals in the second period to draw to within a goal at 3-2 SoHi.
In the third period, both teams skated even until 29 seconds remaining when Darion Wilson netted the game-tying goal against SoHi goalie Josh Tree.
In overtime, Palmer scores the game-winner just 2:30 into the sudden-death overtime of the stick on Nelius. Final Score: Palmer 4, SoHi 3 OT
The Soldotna Stars will play in the Division II 3rd Place Game scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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