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Third period propels hometown Cardinals to 8-3 win over Fairmont

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Matt Lais for the Star Herald

The Luverne boys’ hockey team had a big third period Tuesday night, Jan. 4, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne to pick up an 8-3 win over Fairmont.
Luverne and Fairmont put up 18 shots between the teams, and only one goal came of it in the first period.
Brock Behrend took advantage of a forced turnover on Fairmont’s own blue line and found Blaik Bork on the back door to give Luverne a 1-0 lead going into the first intermission.
Luverne’s goalie Tyler Arends had seven saves in the period.
The second period opened with sophomore defenseman Henry Hartquist beating Fairmont’s goalie Carson Johnson with a wrister from the high slot just 1:18 into the period to give the Cardinals a two-goal lead.
Three minutes later it was the home Cardinals again when Bork fed Behrend who followed up his initial shot for the rebound goal.
Ethan Langseth also assisted on Behrend’s goal.
Fairmont responded with three unanswered goals in the last 13 minutes to tie the game at three after two periods.
Shots on goal were 18-11 in favor of Fairmont for the period.
In the final period the Cardinals came out buzzing. Sophomore forward Patrick Kroski skated to the low circle and fired a wrist shot to put Luverne back up by one early in the third
At the 10-minute mark of the third, a Fairmont penalty gave Luverne the power play when Kroski slid a beautiful pass to Behrend who fired one past Johnson to make it 5-3.
Fairmont went on the power play not even 30 seconds after the goal. A strong penalty kill gave Luverne some more momentum, and it was Kroski to Behrend again to make it 6-3 Luverne.
Luverne was shorthanded again with just three minutes left in the period.
After a hard dump in of the puck, Kroski flew down the ice for a strong forecheck on Fairmont’s defender.
Kroski emerged with the puck and found Elliot Domagala in front of the net. He beat Johnson to give the Cardinals a four-goal lead.
Behrend forced another Fairmont miscue in their own end under a minute in the game to get his fourth goal of the night, and the Cardinals ended the game with an 8-3 victory and improved their record to 6-5 on the year.
Third-period shots on goal were 16-3 in favor of Luverne, with shots knotted at 38 for the game.
Arends had 35 saves in the game.
Luverne hosts Redwood Valley Thursday, Jan. 13, before heading to Waseca on Saturday.

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