ST. CLOUD, MN (AberdeenWings.com) [FRI] – The Aberdeen Wings traveled to St. Cloud in hopes to snap their losing streak and pushed to overtime, but took a penalty late in the OT period giving the Norsemen the upper hand in which they would score and take the overtime win on Friday night.

Leonid Bulgakov would start the scoring right away for the Wings, getting them on the board at the 1:41 mark in the first period getting assists from Finn Safir and Gavin Reed. Then, at the 4:33 mark, Wings newcomer Gustas Zemaitis would get his first of the season, getting assists from Cade Moxham and Gavin Reed. The Wings would have a 2-0 lead. But, before the period would end, St. Cloud’s Kyle Miller would score, leaving the score 2-1 with the Wings leading heading into the second period.

It wouldn’t be until halfway through the second period until more scoring was on display. St. Cloud would take a tripping penalty, putting the Wings on the Power Play. Then, at the 10:13 mark, Leonid Bulgakov would score again getting assists from Cade Moxham and Gavin Reed on the Power Play. This would extend their lead to 3-1 and be the only goal of the period.

It again would not be until the second half of the third period until more scoring would happen for either team. St. Cloud would again take a penalty that would send the Wings to the Power Play, but it would be Owen Pitters who would score for the Wings this time. Assists for this goal would come from Gavin Reed and Cole Saterdalen. At this point, the Wings would lead with a score of 4-1. At the 13:00 mark of the third, Andrew Cumming for the Norsemen would score, bringing the score to 4-2. After, a line brawl ensued sending multiple players from both benches to the locker room and the penalty box, but giving St. Cloud a five-minute Power Play. During which, Mason LeBel would score. Then, with just seven seconds left in regulation, Alex Sandhu for St. Cloud scores to tie the game – and they head to overtime.

Just as it looks like time is going to expire and the game will head to a shootout, the Wings take a holding penalty and send the Norsemen to the Power Play. They look to kill most of it off until there is fifteen seconds left in the overtime period. This would be when Tim Runtso for the Norsemen would score, and end the game.

Willum Braun was in net for the Wings, stopping 34 of 39 shots sent his way.

Despite the loss, multiple Wings had mutli-point nights including Gavin Reed (3 assists), Cade Moxham (2 assists), and Leonid Bulgakov (2 goals).

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ST. CLOUD, MN (AberdeenWings.com) [SAT] – The Aberdeen Wings won in St. Cloud Saturday night after a come-from-behind win, tying the game twice, and sending one into the empty net to seal the deal!

The only scoring chance in the first period would be for the Norsemen, Mason LeBel would be the goal scorer. The score would be 1-0 heading into the second period.

The second period would start with St. Cloud extended their lead to two when Alex Sandhu scored. But, Elvis Laskovs for the Wings would get his first of the season and their first of the game. This goal would be assisted by Sebastian Lillsund and Jibber Kuhl. Shortly after, Owen Pitters for the Wings would tie the game getting assists from Cooper Anderson and Gavin Reed. Before the period would be over, Carter Lundie would score reclaiming the lead for St. Cloud, leaving the score 3-2 in favor of the Norsemen before the final period of the game.

For the third and final period of the weekend, Leonid Bulgakov would start the scoring for the Wings, getting assists from Cade Moxham and Elvis Laskovs – this would again tie the game. Then, the Wings would get an extra chance on the Power Play to get their first lead of the game. During which, Jibber Kuhl would score, getting assists from Leonid Bulgakov and Gavin Reed. To end the game, Gustas Zemaitis would get a chance to send one into the empty net getting help from Cade Moxham and Gavin Reed. Sebastian Lillsund would also get a chance at another empty net goal, but the horn would sound before the puck would cross the line, so the goal was called off. The final score would be 5-3 in the Wings favor, and would be the Wings 12th win of the season.

Willum Braun was in net for the Wings, stopping 21 of 24 shots sent his way.

Again, multiple skaters for the Wings had multi-point nights including Gavin Reed (3 assists), Cade Moxham (2 assists), Jibber Kuhl (1 goal, 1 assist), Elvis Laskovs (1 goal, 1 assist), and Leonid Bulgakov (1 goal, 1 assist).

The Wings head back to Aberdeen for a 3 game home stand on Wednesday Nov. 27th, Friday Nov. 29th, and Saturday Nov. 30th. Wednesday they will take on the Watertown Shamrocks for some Pre-Thanksgiving Festivities, and on Friday and Saturday they will take on the Bismarck Bobcats for the first time this season. More information on those games will be posted to our social media pages. Tickets can be purchased at all C-Express locations or at tickets.aberdeenwings.com!