Nationals shake Quake in OT

WHITEFISH - Kyle Watne scored at the 3:20 mark of overtime, lifting the Glacier Nationals to a 5-4 victory Saturday over the Yellowstone Quake (10-10) to close out an eight-game homestand.

Tucker Spooner assisted on the game-winning goal.

Spooner tied the Northern Pacific Hockey League contest at 4-4 at 6:20 in the third period.

Also scoring goals for Glacier were Michael Noe, Paul Kinder, and Tim Munoz on a power play.

It was the first overtime contest of the season for the Nationals (3-15).

The win also snapped an eight-game losing streak.

Glacier is back on the ice Dec. 1 at Southern Oregon.

Scoring

Yellowstone 3 0 1 0- 4

Glacier 1 2 1 1- 5

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Period 1

Yellowstone - Andreas Olofsson (Nathan Morris, Zachary Tuchklaper) 7:00

Yellowstone - Drew Parus (Darek Scott, Tyler Elkins) 10:02

Glacier - Michael Noe (Tim Munoz, Austin Givens) 17:00

Yellowstone - Olofsson (Rusty Sandry, TJay Lozier) 17:16

Period 2

Glacier - Paul Kinder (Munoz, Kyle Watne) 5:40

Glacier - Munoz (powerplay) (Keenan Ural, Camp Kenyon) 15:55

Period 3

Yellowstone - Michael Pijanowski (Alex Johansons) 6:03

Glacier - Tucker Spooner (Givens, Cody Albert) 6:20

Overtime

Glacier - Watne (Tucker Spooner) 3:20

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Shots

Yellowstone 13 11 23 0- 47

Glacier 13 9 9 2- 33