The Power picked up four points on the weekend after winning in dramatic overtime fashion 3-2 Friday at Kettle Moraine Ice Center and holding on for a 2-1 victory in Tomah on Saturday.
Friday it was the visiting Woodsmen who got on the board first at the 10:42 mark when Tristan May-Robertson was able to get one past Power netminder Gavin Wohlmacher. He was assisted by Viktor Budik and Hunter Nelson for the only scoring in the in period. Max Mudge tied up the score at 2:58 of the second period, assisted by Jace Fitzgerald and Teagan Scheurer. It stayed that way until there was just 2:24 to go in the game when the Woodsmen’s Hunter Nelson put the visitors on top off assists from Viktor Budik and Hugh Deninema. In an exciting final minute of regulation with Wolhmacher pulled, Riley Planey was able to tie it up and send it to overtime with just 40 seconds remaining in the game. He was assisted by Jace Fitzgerald and Max Mudge. The 3-on-3 overtime went up and down the ice with both teams grinding hard, including a sprawled out body stick save by Zach Wolverton to keep the overtime alive, until 2:12 when Andrew Butler took the puck from Max Mudge and Cole Fenske to score and give the Power the overtime victory. Gavin Wohlmacher saved 36 of 38 Woodsmen shots on the night.
The Palermo’s Screamin Sicilian three stars of the game were Max Mudge (3), Gavin Wohlmacher (2) and Andrew Bulter (1) and the Versi-foam Hard Hat Player of the Game went to Zach Wolverton.
Saturday the Power traveled to the Tomah Ice Center for the second time this season. The game started out with no scoring, despite the Woodsmen outshooting the Power 18-3 in the first. The Power was able to find the back of the net twice in the second period. Bryce Garber struck first off an assist from Max Mudge and Connor O’Neal scored off an assist from Teagan Scheurer. The score remained 2-0 until just 2:39 remaining when Daniels Ratkevics scored off an assist from Hugh Deninema to bring the Woodsmen within one. Unlike Friday, the home team wasn’t able to tie it up and the game finished with a 2-1 Power win. Gavin Wohlmacher stopped 32 of 33 shots on the night.
The Kundinger Power Player of the Weekend goes to Gavin Wohlmacher for an impressive 68/71 combined saves in both games.
The Power return to Kettle Moraine Ice Center Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 to take on the St. Louis Jr. Blues for First Responders Weekend benefitting the Boltonville Fire Department sponsored by IAFF West Bend Local #2025,and Specialty Jersey Weekend sponsored by The Great Outdoors Supper Club. The Power will be wearing custom jerseys sponsored by the Great Outdoors Supper Club that will be auctioned off November 1 – November 5, with proceeds benefitting the Boltonville Fire Department. Watch the Power social media outlets for information on how to bid on these jerseys.
