Proctor Edges Duluth Marshall In OT

December 2nd, 2015

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Proctor Rails and Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers took the ice on Tuesday night. The Proctor Rails came out victorious in the tough fought game, winning 4-3 in overtime.

Derek Dahlgren gave the Rails the early 1-0 lead scoring at the 13 minute mark. Reid Morin and Jake Malec assisted on the goal. The lead would be increased to 2-0 when Malec found the back of the net on a power play goal at the 15:30 mark.

Duluth Marshall would cut into the lead early in the 2nd period with Levi Stauber scoring at the 7 minute mark. Keelan Golat and Lane Krenzen assisted on the gaol. Willy Stauber would knot it up for Duluth Marshall at the 10:30 mark on a power play goal that was assisted by Levi Stauber and Krenzen, making it 2-2.

In the 3rd period, Malec gave the Rails the 3-2 lead scoring just 2 minutes into the period. Late in the period, Tyler Pedersen scored the equalizer on a power play goal at the 15 minute mark, making it 3-3.

In overtime, Malec tallied his hat trick, scoring just a minute into overtime to give the Rails the 4-3 victory over the Hilltoppers.

Proctor’s Braxton Sathers stopped an impressive 32 shots on the evening. Hilltopper’s Cullen Mudrak stopped 6 in the loss.

The Rails are now 3-2 on the season and will look to continue on their 3 game winning streak when they travel to play Lake of the North on December 4th. The Hilltoppers fall to 0-4 on the year and will look for their first win on December 3rd when they host Hermantown.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com