Four different players scored goals and goalie Mckenzie Whalen stopped all 20 shots she faced as East Grand Forks skated to a 4-0 Section 8A win over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team Tuesday night at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Goals by Lexie Estad and Nicole Schlenk gave East Grand Forks a 2-0 lead after the first period before a power-play goal by Ashley Ayotte and a goal by Kylie Stauss concluded the scoring in the second period.
The Green Wave held a 45-20 advantage in shots to improve to 6-1-2 in section games and 11-6-4 overall. EGF, which is rated No. 9 in this week's state Class A poll, defeated the Panthers 5-2 earlier this season.
Goalie Julia Smith finished with 41 saves for the Panthers, who fell to 2-6-1 against section teams and 8-14-1 overall. Park Rapids, which has lost five games in a row, was shut out for the third time in the last four games.
Park Rapids 0 0 0....0
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East Grand Forks 2 2 0....4
FIRST PERIOD: 1, East Grand Forks, Estad (McDonald), 4:29. 2, East Grand Forks, Schlenk (Beck, Ayotte), 6:04. Penalties: None.
SECOND PERIOD: 3, East Grand Forks, Ayotte (Hanson, Schlenk), 6:10. 4, East Grand Forks, Stauss (Pesch, Hanson), 9:59. Penalties: Park Rapids 2, East Grand Forks 1.
THIRD PERIOD: No scoring. Penalties: Park Rapids 1, East Grand Forks 2
GOALIE SAVES: Park Rapids (Smith) 9-17-15--41. East Grand Forks (Whalen) 5-10-5--20.
