Badlands 4 @ Bozeman 1 – The Badlands Sabres traveled to take on the Bozeman Icedogs. Both goaltenders stood tall in a scoreless opening frame. Jakob Smith opened the scoring for the Sabres with a rebound goal in the second period. Before the Icedogs had time to recover, the Sabres scored two more goals within a 1-minute, 44-second span. The first goal was delivered by Oliver Giles and the second by Dayton Niedert. The Icedogs broke the shutout in the third period when Luke Fowler took advantage of a power play. The Sabres answered with the final goal of the night, scored by Justin Reams. The Badlands Sabres’ offensive performance sealed a 4-1 victory over the Bozeman Icedogs.
Badlands 4 @ Helena 6 – The Helena Bighorns defeated the Badlands Sabres at home. The game got off to a hot start, with Adam Pflugrath-Davis scoring the first for the Sabres. However, two minutes later, Chase Berg scored on the power play for the Bighorns to tie it early. Soon after that, Gavin Compozzi-Koehler found the back of the net to help the Sabres regain the lead. Then, John Freitas scored for Helena to even the game. Badlands took the lead into the first intermission with a power-play goal from Justin Reams. Helena dominated the second period, scoring two goals and only allowing the Sabres to shoot seven times. Kento Sanchez-Maruyama and Cal Kellenberg put the Bighorns up, scoring their second-period goals. Helena carried this momentum into the third period, with Tyler Parsons scoring to extend their lead. Dayton Niedert scored the Sabres’ final goal of the night on the power play. Parsons scored his second of the night shortly after to secure the 6-4 win for the Bighorns.
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