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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys hockey team could not hold on to a two-goal lead and settled for a 2-2 tie with Wisconsin Rapids in a Wisconsin Valley Conference match Thursday night at the Marshfield Youth Ice Arena.
Isaac Wellens scored with 36 seconds left in the first period and Justin Stanek added a goal 1:13 into the second to push Marshfield (2-3-1, 0-1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference) to a 2-0 lead.
Wisconsin Rapids (1-4-1, 0-0-1 WVC) stormed back with a pair of goals in the third period. Nick Campbell scored on the power play 3:35 into the third period and Colton Flammini tied it with just 13 seconds remaining in the game.
Neither team scored in overtime as both Marshfield goalie Haydon Roy-Peterson and Wisconsin Rapids goalie Tanner Reany had five saves in the extra period. Roy-Peterson finished with 31 saves for the Tigers.
Marshfield’s next game is Tuesday at Rhinelander.
Tigers 2, Raiders 2 (OT)
Wisconsin Rapids 0 0 2 0 – 2
Marshfield 1 1 0 0 – 2
First period: 1. M, Isaac Wellens (Ben Baur), pp., 16:24.
Second period: 2. M, Justin Stanek (Isaiah Baierl, Colin Barth), 1:13.
Third period: 3. WR, Nick Campbell (Colton Capelle), pp., 3:35; 4. WR, Colton Flammini (Jared McGregor), 16:47.
Saves: WR, Tanner Reany 20; M, Haydon Roy-Peterson 31.
Records: Wisconsin Rapids 1-4-1, 0-0-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 2-3-1, 0-1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.\