BROOKINGS – Watertown used a solid second period to power to a 5-3 win over the Rangers in South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association boys’ action on Thursday night at Larson Ice Center.
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BROOKINGS – Watertown used a solid second period to power to a 5-3 win over the Rangers in South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association boys’ action on Thursday night at Larson Ice Center.
The Lakers’ Connor Bramer lit the lamp 6 minutes into the game to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after a period as Greg Petereit and Jacob Gerber picked up assists.
The Rangers tied the game early in the second quarter when Trevor Kuechenmeister netted the puck with an unassisted short-handed goal, but Watertown answered with three goals in just over three minutes to take a 4-1 edge into the second intermission.
Alex Ortmeier lit the lamp with 4:03 to play in the period off a Coby Steiner setup; Adam Thomas pushed the Laker lead to 3-1 as Steiner and Hayden Kruse earned assists; and then, Kruse scored off another Steiner helper for the three-goal advantage.
Brenden Way found the back of the net just 26 seconds into the final frame off a Mason Gerstner assist to get the Rangers within 4-2, but Adam Thomas scored 4 minutes later to give the Lakers a three-goal cushion with 12:17 left.
Austin Lesnar provided the final margin with an unassisted short-handed goal with 2:03 on the clock.
Watertown held a 32-26 edge in shots as Dylan Geraets finished with 20 saves on 24 shots and Tristian Hokenson stopped seven of the eight shots that he faced.
The Rangers drop to 11-3-2 on the season and sit in third place in the league standings with 24 points. They close the regular season with two games at home this weekend – Huron at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Aberdeen at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday.
WATERTOWN 5, BROOKINGS 3
Watertown 1 3 1 – 5
Brookings 0 1 2 – 3
First Period
Scoring: 1. Watertown – Connor Bramer (Greg Petereit, Jacob Gerber), 10:58. Penalties: None.
Second Period
Scoring: 1. Brookings – Trevor Kuechenmeister (unassisted), sh, 14:24. 2. Watertown – Alex Ortmeier (Coby Steiner), 4:03. 3. Watertown – Adam Thomas (Coby Steiner, Hayden Kruse), 1:43. 4. Watertown – Hayden Kruse (Coby Steiner), 0:59. Penalties: B, Mason Gerstner (Slashing), 15:31; W, Tyler Dailey (Roughing), 13:06; W, Hayden Kruse (Tripping), 10:00.
Third Period
Scoring: 2. Brookings – Brenden Way (Mason Gerstner), 16:34. 5. Watertown – Adam Thomas (Greg Petereit), 12:17. 3. Brookings – Austin Lesnar (unassisted), sh, 2:03. Penalties: W, CJ Barton (Tripping), 16:34; B, Brandin Heesch (Slashing), 14:27; B, Trevor Kuechenmeister (Slashing), 7:16; B, Mason Gerstner (Cross-checking), 3:18; W, Alex Ortmeier (Cross-checking), 1:36.
Power Plays: W 0-4; B 0-2. Shots on goal: W 8-15-9 – 32; B 13-8-5 – 26. Saves: W, Jared Fedt 23; B, Dylan Geraets 20; B, Tristian Hokenson 7.
Register photo: Brookings’ Kobe Ischen gets set to pass to a teammate during the first period of the Rangers’ 5-3 South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association loss to the Lakers on Thursday night at Larson Ice Center. The Rangers close out the regular season playing host to Huron on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Aberdeen on Sunday at 1:45 p.m.
