On Saturday, March 21, 2025, at Northwoods Credit Union Arena, the Minnesota Wilderness proved their mettle in a fiercely competitive bout with the -team Janesville Jets, erupting with five goals in the third period to seal a convincing 8-1 triumph.
The Jets took the lead late in the first period, with a goal from Hans Hedlund. Murray Marvin-Cordes and Nick Messina assisted.
Jakeb Lynch scored early in the second period, assisted by Luke Margenau.
Five minutes into the period, Frantisek Netusil scored a goal, assisted by Payton Struck and Zach Homer, making the score 2-1.
River Freeman then tallied a goal midway through, making the score 3-1. Ben Roulette assisted.
The Wilderness increased the lead to 4-1 early in the third period when Lucas Jendek scored, assisted by Payton Struck.
Noah Dziver made it 5-1 with a goal three minutes later, assisted by Payton Struck.
Brady Zugec also increased the lead to 6-1 with a goal one minute later, assisted by Avery Anderson.
Brady Zugec then made it 7-1 with a goal six minutes later, assisted by Jakeb Lynch and Karson Young.
Three minutes later, Brady Zugec scored yet again, assisted by River Freeman and Noah Dziver.
Coming up:
The teams play their next games on Friday, March 28, 2025. The Wilderness will meet the Steel at 7:15 p.m. CST at Northwoods Credit Union Arena, and the Jets will take on the Jr. Bues at 7:05 p.m. CST at Nelson Center.