The Albert Lea Tigers tried their best to erase a three-goal deficit, but the Rochester John Marshall Rockets would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-1.

Rochester John Marshall made the score 3-0 on a goal by Gavin Sandwick at 7:42 in the third period, and Albert Lea got as close as 3-1 when Lucas Peterson scored 9:48 into the third period.

The Rockets were led by Nick Paulson, who had one goal and one assist. Paulson scored 8:38 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Rochester John Marshall. Sandwick picked up the assist.

Rochester John Marshall's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Albert Lea power plays.

Rochester John Marshall additionally got points from Sandwick, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Kevin Henslin also scored for Rochester John Marshall. In addition, Rochester John Marshall received assists from Hunter Heightland, Alec McGinn, and Jacob Garvey, who contributed one a piece.

The Tigers managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Albert Lea wound up below its season average of 8.0 penalty minutes per game.

Garvey rejected 24 shots on goal for the Rockets. Rochester John Marshall totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Garret Matz recorded 20 saves for the Tigers.