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Alexandria Boys Outshoot Sabres 35-30 but Fall 4-3 in Opener

By Craig Olson, 12/02/22, 11:45AM CST

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Sartell-St. Stephen paid a visit to the Runestone Community Center on Thursday night for a Central Lakes Conference boys’ hockey matchup with the Alexandria Cardinals.  Alexandria had 35 shots on goal and the Sabres had 30, however, the visitors won the game 4-3.

The Sabres took a 1-0 lead at 7:47 of the opening period on a goal from Jack Schmitz, assisted by Kyan Rieder and Elliot Testa.  They increased their lead to 2-0 at 9:14 when Sterling McCabe scored from Nolan Smith and Anthony Colatrella.  Alexandria cut the lead in half on an unassisted goal by Tyler Kludt at 13:03.

Sartell-St. Stephen made it 3-1 on a goal by Colatrella, assisted by Smith and Baylor Stebbins.

At 2:29 of the third period, Nick Peterson notched a power play goal for Alexandria with assists from Jack Lamski and Gavin Olson, making it a 3-2 score.  The Sabres got their two goal margin back on the board at 11:38 when Stebbins scored from Smith and Colatrella.  Alexandria made the final score 4-3 when Peterson scored from Kludt at 16:11.