Wenatchee and Brookings win road games on Thursday
Wenatchee Wild 4 @ Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2 - The Wenatchee Wild opened up a three-game set against arch-rival Fairbanks Thursday night and rode a pair of second period power play goals to a 4-2 win over the Ice Dogs at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. Fairbanks opened the scoring with Hans Gorowsky lighting the lamp. Wenatchee tied the game at 1-1, by banking one in off a defenseman. Omar Mullan got credit for the goal. Parker Tuomie came out firing in the second period, scoring a pair of power play goals in the early going. The first, coming at 54 seconds, was scored on a rebound. The second, a sharp angle shot from near the right wing circle, giving the Wild a 3-1 lead. Jakob Ahlgren scored off a turnover, snapping a wrist shot from the top of the right wing circle. The unassisted goal stretched the Wenatchee lead to 4-1. Fairbanks cut into the deficit just shy of the four minute mark of the third period, as Johnny Mueller scored, slicing the Wild lead to 4-2. The Ice Dogs would pull the goalie late but Wenatchee stayed strong in their end, finishing out the 4-2 win. Fairbanks outshot the Wild 34-18 on the night. Gustaf Johansson made 32 saves for the Wild, while Patrick Munson and Kevin Aldridge combined to make 14 saves for the Ice Dogs. Boxscore