Hockey: Missoula blanks Wolverines, 3-0

MISSOULA — Tanner Todd and Damon Hanson both scored a goal and assisted on another as the Missoula Maulers (22-8-1) blanked the Whitefish Wolverines 3-0 on Friday night in Western States Hockey League play at the Glacier Ice Rink.

Missoula outshot Whitefish on goal, 36-13.

Missoula converted on one of four power-play opportunites while Whitefish went 0-for-5.

The was the first game for both teams following the holiday break.

Whitefish (12-19-1) travels to Butte to play the Cobras (10-18-2) tonight at 7 at the Butte Community Ice Center.

Whitefish    0    0    0    —    0

Missoula    1    2    0    —    3

Period 1

Missoula — Matt Chamberlain (Alex Shalamov, Edward Pollon), 8:57

Period 2

Missoula — Damon Hanson (power play: Tanner Todd, Tyler Zandhuisen), 3:16

Missoula — Todd (Hanson, Andrei Shebelbain), 16:58

Shots on goal — Whitefish13, Missoula 36; Goalie saves — Whitefish 33 (Brendan Schultz), Missoula 12 (Aron Holmgren); Power plays — Whitefish 0-5, Missoula 1-4; Penalties in minutes — Whitefish 21, Missoula 39; Attendance — 1,490; Time — 2:21.