Hockey: Natties slide by Quake

LAS VEGAS — Tyler Latimer and Karson Frisk scored in the second period to lift the Glacier Nationals to a 2-1 win over the Yellowstone Quake at an exhibition junior hockey showcase Tuesday at SoBe Ice Arena.

Yellowstone’s Trent Carter opened the scoring at 4:41 in the first period before the Nationals rallied in the second. Brett Fernandez and Padraic Ripple assisted Latimer’s goal and Tanner Dodd assisted Frisk.

Nationals goaltender Pierre Gustafsson stopped 40 of 41 shots to earn the win.

Gustafsson was one of four Nationals on an AWHL All-Star team that lost 5-1 to the Helena Bighorns. He stopped 8 of 9 shots in that game. Glacier defenseman Jonas Svehn assisted the All-Stars’ only goal. Chris Cutshall and John Tesarek also participated.

The Nationals fell 4-1 to the Gillette Wild Monday on the opening day of the showcase. Frisk netted Glacier’s only goal with assists from Dodd and Paul Kinder.

Tuesday

Glacier 0 2 0 — 2

Yellowstone 1 0 0 — 1

First period

Yel - Trent Carter (James Pyle), 4:41

Second period

Gla - Tyler Latimer (Brett Fernandez, Padraic Ripple), 2:12

Gla - Karson Frisk (Tanner Dodd), 6:32

Third period

No scoring

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Shots on goal - Glacier 29, Yellowstone 41. Saves - Glacier 40 (Pierre Gustafsson), Yellowstone 27 (Sean Leahy). Power plays - Glacier 0-2, Yellowstone 0-5. Penalty minutes - Glacier 10, Yellowstone 4.

Monday

Gillette 1 3 — 4

Glacier 0 1 — 1

FIrst period

Gil - Brandon Castleberry (Bryce Mitzal), 23:06

Second period

Gil - Alex King (Will Fobair, Jonathan Kasdorf), 9:40

Gil - Fobair (King), 17:34

Gil - Collin Papesh (Andrii Istominov, Tyler Reble), 18:21

Gla - Karson Frisk (Tanner Dodd, Paul Kinder), 20:49

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Shots on goal - Gillette 45, Glacier 25. Saves - Gillette 24 (Josh Beatty), Glacier 41 (Pierre Gustafsson). Power plays - Gillette 0-6, Glacier 0-3. Penalty minutes - Gillette 8, Glacier 14. Attendance - 150.