Penalties Dictate Game, Sentinels Win In Shootout 3-2

As the FPHL closed out its weekend in Thief River Falls, MN the Scarecrows came in looking to make it a sweep of a weekend. After a four point night from Scott Coash on Friday both sides felt the pressure to perform in the second half of the weekend series. 

Topeka took an initial penalty for not having cleared the ice in time for warmups and began the game killing a penalty. The Scarecrows found the defense needed to stifle the power play and continued to battle in a back and forth affair that eventually saw Topeka take the lead as Trevor Lord broke in on a two on one and fed Avery Smith who put a backhanded shot past Chris Curr for the 1-0 lead at 17:39 of the first period.

The second and third periods were filled with calls. 21 calls between the two squads to be exact. Despite this Topeka found a way to punch another goal past Curr at 5:36 of the third period as Steven Klinck found the back of the net on a Scott Coash feed. At 10:22 of the period Ethan Esposito took advantage of a power play opportunity to beat Matt Lenz and bring Indiana back within one, 2-1. 5:58 later on another power play chance Bohdan Zinchenko tipped home a Cole Oulette shot for the tying goal. 

Indiana gained the extra point on a Jay Bucholz shootout winner. 

Lenz stopped 23 of 25 in the loss.

Topeka returns home after a month away for Scout Night April 3rd at 7:05pm. Get your tickets on Ticketmaster or at the Cable Dahmer Box Office.