The Red Lake Falls Eagles tried their best to erase a two-goal deficit, but the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 2-1.

Wadena-Deer Creek made the score 2-0 on a goal by Christian Berg at 4:53 in the second period, and Red Lake Falls got as close as 2-1 when Ryan Amiot scored 6:10 into the third period.

The Wolverines were paced by Berg, who registered one goal.

Wadena-Deer Creek stifled the Eagles' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Wolverines' offense operated below they season average. Wadena-Deer Creek puts an average of 4.8 pucks into the net per game.

Mitchell Swanson also scored for Wadena-Deer Creek. Other players who recorded assists for Wadena-Deer Creek were Mike Paavola and Shane Motschenbacher, who contributed one a piece.

Red Lake Falls managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Eagles wound up below its season average of 7.0 penalty minutes per game.

More assists for Red Lake Falls came via Alex Erickson, who had one.

Cory McManigle made 16 saves for the Wolverines on 17 shots. Wadena-Deer Creek incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors and had no power play opportunities. Wyatt Casavan rejected 28 shots on goal for Red Lake Falls. The Eagles registered zero goals on three power play opportunities.