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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield boys hockey team was limited to just 11 shots on goal and couldn’t find a way to score in losing its first game of the season on Thursday at K.B. Willett Ice Arena.
Gavin Dillingham and Jackson Schroeder each scored twice and goalie Hunter Christjohn saved all 11 shots in saw as Stevens Point blanked Marshfield 8-0 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup.
Stevens Point is now 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, while Marshfield drops to 3-1 and 0-1 in conference play.
Cole Halvorsen had 38 saves for the Tigers, who were outshot 46-11 in the loss.
Marshfield hosts Wausau West for a WVC game Tuesday at the Marshfield Youth Ice Arena.
Panthers 8, Tigers 0
Marshfield 0 0 0 – 0
Stevens Point 1 3 4 – 8
First period: 1. SP, Mason Keller (Maksim Salienko), 7:32.
Second period: 2. SP, Gavin Dillingham (Coy Brish, Salienko), 2:21; 3. SP, Jackson Schroeder (Carsen Somers, Kade Smigaj), 5:23; 4. SP, Matthew Eiden (Grant Molski), 9:59.
Third period: 5. SP, Smigaj (Schroeder, Keller), 1:37; 6. SP, Schroeder (Smigaj), 2:15; 7. SP, Jackson Spees (Easton Kitowski), 4:21; 8. SP, Dillingham (Salienko, Brish), 10:10.
Saves: M, Cole Halvorsen 38; SP, Hunter Christjohn 11.
Records: Marshfield 3-1, 0-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Stevens Point 2-0, 1-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.