Grant Hauswirth 1 goal 2 assists
(photos by Jim Lindquist)
Andrew Peterson's power play score 12 seconds into overtime gave the Tigers a 3-2 non-conference victory over Bloomington Kennedy Tuesday night, Jan. 25, at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
The win evened Farmington's season record at 9-9 and snapped a recent three-game losing streak.
"It wasn't a pretty win, but it was what we needed," Farmington coach Keith Revels said.
After a scoreless first period, Grant Hauswirth, who had a hand in all three Tiger goals, scored shorthanded 11 seconds into the second for a 1-0 lead.
The lead held until a rash of Farmington penalties led to the Eagles scoring twice in a span of 1:06 late in the second period to send the locals to the break facing a 2-1 deficit.
The entire contest featured a constant parade to the penalty box with Kennedy enjoying seven power play opportunities and Farmington five.
Peterson's rebound tied the score seven minutes into the final period and later Kennedy shot itself in the foot with a couple of untimely penalties and gave the Tigers a 5-on-3 advantage heading into the eight-minute extra period.
Peterson's wrist shot on Farmington's first rush of overtime sent the home town crowd home with a smile on its face.
Aaron Dahl, a hard-luck loser in his last two starts in goal, picked up his second win of the season with 17-save performance.
Revels said that looking back, the scoreless first period made the game a lot more interesting than it needed to be.
"We had a 14-4 shot advantage, but we had to kill off two penalties," he said. "We would have liked to have had a lead going into the second but we didn't finish very well. We have to do a better job of that and limiting our penalties."
The Tigers are off until Saturday night when they hit the road for a game against Section 1AA rival Rochester Century at the Rochester Recreation Center.
