MONROE, LA – The Columbus River Dragons capped off a perfect weekend, securing a 2-1 win over the Monroe Moccasins on Saturday night to complete a two-game series sweep. Alex Storjohann played hero, netting the game-winning goal late in the third period to help Columbus take home all six points from the weekend series.
After a scoreless first period, River Dragons held a 12-6 edge in shots. However, Monroe would open the scoring in the second period with a powerplay goal from Mathias Tellstrom, giving the Moccasins their first lead of the season. The River Dragons answered back minutes later with a short-handed goal from Jake Raleigh to even the score at 1-1.
In the third period, the game remained tight until Storjohann struck and gave the River Dragons a 2-1 lead at 11:15. Despite a late surge by the Moccasins, River Dragons goaltender Bailey MacBurnie shut the door to help take all six points from the weekend series, improving to 2-0 on the season. With the loss, Monroe falls to 0-3-1-0-0 and will face the Baton Rouge Zydeco tomorrow for their first road trip of the season.
source: https://www.federalhockey.com/news/game-recaps-10/19/24
