The Devils Lake boys hockey team peppered Fargo Davies goalie Tucker Windels with 20 shots in the first period. In the second period, the Firebirds outshot the Eagles 12-0.
That repeated pressure eventually led to Devils Lake's 3-1 victory over Davies in a loser-out game Friday afternoon in the East Region tournament at Purpur Arena.
Tanner Hoffmeyer and Tate Aronson scored first-period goals for Devils Lake, while Karson Kuntz rounded out the Firebirds' scoring with a second-period tally.
Firebirds goalie Sawyer Diseth stopped 11 shots, giving up just one goal - a shot by Alex Groth at 12 minutes, 3 seconds of the first period to even the score at 1.
Aronson's unassisted goal with 53 seconds left in the opening period, though, stood as the game-winner.
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Devils Lake, which improved to 12-5-6, advances to a state-qualifying game at 5 p.m. today. The Firebirds will play the loser of West Fargo and Grafton-Park River.
FIRST PERIOD: 1, DL, Hoffmeyer (Janzen) 2:56. 2, FD, Groth (Sigurdson) 12:03. 3, DL, Aronson 7:25.
SECOND PERIOD: 4, DL, Kuntz (Thompson) 7:25.
THIRD PERIOD: No scoring.
SAVES: DL, Diseth 6-0-5-11. FD, Windels 18-12-12-42.
