Andrej Jamnicky netted a hat trick to lead Granite City over Minnesota, 6-1.
Jamnicky got on the scoresheet 19:03 into the first period. He then added goals at 11:28 into the second and at 16:49 into the third.
Granite City\’s Nathan Isaacson was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 26 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Isaacson will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.46.
Granite City\’s offense rang up 41 shots on Minnesota\’s net.
Granite City additionally got points from Braden Altena, who also registered one goal and two assists and Tanner Skaja, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Adam Marty also scored for Granite City. More assists for Granite City came via Alex Durand, who had one, Spencer Zwiener, who had two, and Matt Flom, who had four.
Minnesota was led by Austyn Renn, who scored the team\’s only goal. Renn scored 14:10 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Minnesota. Wyatt Toll picked up the assist.
Granite City incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Brady Griffin made 35 saves for Minnesota on 41 shots. Minnesota incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.