We are part of The Trust Project.
WILLMAR — When given the man advantage, the Willmar WarHawks capitalized on Friday night.
The WarHawks tallied three power-play goals in a 4-3 victory over the Mason City Toros in front of 617 fans at the Willmar Civic Center,
Down 1-0 after the first period, Willmar’s first power-play tally tied the game up. Nik Johnson, a forward from Minneapolis, scored on the advantage at the 9-minute, 24-second mark.
The two teams traded goals early in the third, with Chandler Dennis putting in a goal for the WarHawks and Jordan Newpower scoring for Mason City.
In a 30-second span, Braydon Buckingham scored on the power play at 7:10 and 7:40. Buckingham is from Prior Lake. Michael Sweetland, Willmar’s captain, had an assist on each of Buckingham’s goals.
ADVERTISEMENT
The WarHawks were 3 of 7 on the power play. The Toros committed 13 penalties for 47 minutes.
Goaltender Zack Ortolano made 29 saves in Willmar’s victory. He started the season in Mason City and now is 2-1 with a 2.76 goals-against average in four games with the WarHawks. Former WarHawk Will Kunka was in net for Mason City, stopping 31 shots.
The teams conclude their two-game series at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at the Willmar Civic Center.
Willmar 4, Mason City 3
Mason City (9-9-1-0) 1 0 2 — 3
Willmar (7-10-0-0) 0 1 3 — 4
FIRST PERIOD – (1) MC: Carter Newpower 6 (Cullen Hogan 12, Matt Kochanowski 17), 19:15. PENALTIES: (1) W: Christian Kankelfritz (head contact-minor, 2 min), 5:30 … (2) MC: Andy Larsen (slashing-minor, 2 min), 9:43 … (3) MC: Easton Tok (cross checking-minor, 2 min), 11:37 … (4) W: Tyler Misialek (cross checking-minor, 2 min), 11:37 … (5) MC: Cal Levis III (roughing-minor, 2 min), 18:18 … (6) W: Denys Honcharenko (cross checking-minor, 2 min), 18:18.
SECOND PERIOD – (2) W: Nik Johnson 2 (Honcharenko 3), 9:24 PP. PENALTIES: (7) MC: Colin Hedland (roughing-minor, 2 min), 8:10 … (8) MC: Tok, served by Andy Larsen (roughing-minor, 2 min), 8:10 … (9) MC: Tok (cross checking-minor, 2 min), 8:10 … (10) W: Connor Garcia (roughing-minor, 2 min), 8:10 … (11) W: Michael Sweetland (roughing-minor, 2 min), 8:10 … (12) MC: Hayden Siegel, served by Larsen (head contact-major, 5 min), 11:57 … (13) MC: Siegel (head contact-game misconduct, 20 min), 11:57 … (14) MC: Tok (roughing-minor, 2 min), 17:13 … (15) MC: Hogan (roughing-minor, 2 min), 17:52 … (16) W: Luc Corbin (roughing-minor, 2 min), 17:52.
THIRD PERIOD – (3) W: Chandler Dennis 3 (Gavin Simon 5), 3:32 … (4) MC: Jordan Newpower 3 (Hogan 13, C. Newpower 15), 4:43 … (5) W: Braydon Buckingham 7 (Gunnar Sibley 5, Sweetland 14), 7:10 PP … (6) W: Buckingham 8 (Sibley 5, Sweetland 14), 7:40 PP … (7) MC: Hedland 4 (David Loahr 7, Maxwell Barrington 2), 10:03. PENALTIES: (17) MC: Larsen (bench-minor, 2 min), 6:18 … (18) MC: Loahr (roughing-minor, 2 min), 6:18 … (19) W: Corbin (tripping-minor, 2 min), 10:49 … (20) MC: Hogan (holding-minor, 2 min), 14:28.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – Mason City: Will Kunka 31/35 … Willmar: Zack Ortolano 29/32.
