The visiting Soldotna hockey team defeated Palmer 4-1 on Saturday in Northern Lights Conference action.
The Stars moved to 10-9-2 overall and 4-3 in the league by handing the Moose their first loss in the conference this season. SoHi is 2-1 against Palmer this season, also owning a nonconference victory over the Moose.
The game was testy, with Palmer getting three five-minute majors and a game disqualification, and SoHi getting one five-minute major.
After a scoreless first period, Soldotna’s top line dominated the second period and put away the game. Noah Crabtree scored on the power play, Daniel Heath scored a pair of even-strength goals, then Marshall DeRaeve scored on the power play with 2 seconds left in the second period for a 4-0 lead.
Bryce Horacek scored in the third period for Palmer.
Brycen Clyde made 21 saves for the Stars, while Palmer goalies combined to make 32 saves.
Saturday
Stars 4, Moose 1
Sol 0 4 0 —4
Pal 0 0 1 —1
First period — none. Penalties — Soldotna 4 for 11:00; Palmer 3 for 9:00.
Second period — 1. Soldotna, Crabtree (DeRaeve), pp, 3:34. 2. Soldotna, Heath (Crabtree, DeRaeve), 5:36. 3. Soldota, Heath (Crabtree, DeRaeve), 13:32. 4. Soldotna, DeRaeve (Heath), pp, 14:58. Penalties — Soldotna 1 for 2:00; Palmer 3 for 9:00.
Third period — 5. Palmer, Bry. Horacek (Swanson), 7:53. Penalties — Soldotna 4 for 8:00; Palmer 3 for 17:00.
Shots on goal — Soldotna 9-14-13—36; Palmer 10-3-9—22.
Goalies — Soldotna, Clyde (22 shots, 21 saves); Palmer, No. 30 (23 shots, 19 saves), Curl (13 shots, 13 saves).
Colony 12, Homer 0
The visiting Mariners fell to 1-13 overall with a nonconference loss to the Knights.
Jake Seward-Jenski led Colony with three goals and three assists. Tess Jorgensen had a 14-save shutout for the Knights.
For Homer, Ali Gall made six saves on 10 shots and Reace Brothers made 18 saves on 26 shots.
Saturday
Knights 12, Mariners 0
Hom 0 0 0 —0
Col 4 3 5 —12
First period — 1. Colony, Seward-Jenski (Lofland), 0:22; 2. Colony, Seward-Jenski (un.), 7:41. 3. Colony, Seward-Jenski (Lofland), 8:34. 4. Colony, Ross (Seward-Jenski, Lofland), 12:50. Penalties — none.
Second period — 5. Colony, Lofland (Seward-Jenski, Diltz), 1:42. 6. Colony, Albers (Diltz), 6:11. 7. Colony, Joseph (Seward-Jenski), pp, 9:50. Penalties — Homer 1 for 2:00.
Third period — 8. Colony, Fangmann (Zarones), 3:48. 9. Colony, Zarones (Shafer, Fangmann), 7:05. 10. Colony, Zarones (Fangmann), 9:19. 11. Colony, Joseph (un.), 11:11. 12. Colony, Albers (un.), 13:13. Penalties — Colony 1 for 2:00.
Shots on goal — Homer 2-5-7—14; Colony 10-13-13—36.
Goalies — Homer, Gall (10 shots, 6 saves), Brothers (26 shots, 18 saves); Colony, Jorgensen (14 shots, 14 saves).