• EDEN PRAIRIE 4, MINNETONKA 2: Senior forward Danny Halloran scored the game-winning goal with 1 minute, 43 seconds remaining to help Class 2A, No. 9 Eden Prairie knock off top-ranked Minnetonka in a Lake Conference matchup. The Eagles, the defending 2A state champions, were outshot 30-20 but scored three third-period goals to edge the Skippers. Sophomore goalie Derrick LaCombe made 28 saves and sophomore forward Steven Spinner scored twice for Eden Prairie. Junior Max Coatta and senior Sam Rothstein scored for Minnetonka.
• EDINA 5, WAYZATA 2: The Class 2A, fifth-ranked Hornets scored three second-period goals to pull away from No. 8 Wayzata at Braemar Arena. Junior goaltender Willie Benjamin had 47 saves, and freshman Dylan Malmquist had two goals and an assist for Edina.
• DELANO 3, ROCHESTER LOURDES 2: Drake Hunter and Eric Ylitalo scored 28 seconds apart in the third period to boost Class 1A, No. 14 Delano over No. 10 Rochester Lourdes. Hunter also scored a power-play goal in the second period. Lourdes got power-play goals from Karl Krecke and Alex Funk.
• HILL-MURRAY 7, MAHTOMEDI 3: Hill-Murray scored five goals in the second period as the Class 2A, No. 10 Pioneers overpowered Class 1A, No. 9 Mahtomedi in a Classic Suburban matchup. Andy Faust and Jake Guentzel each recorded three assists as six different players scored goals for Hill-Murray. Tanner Jordan had a goal and an assist for the Zephyrs.
• ROGERS 5, CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI 3: After giving up three goals in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the second period, Class 1A, No. 16 Rogers scored five unanswered goals to top Cambridge-Isanti in the Mississippi 8. Neal Smith scored twice for the Royals, who also received goals from Kyle Korva, Parker Veith and Zach Hnath.
• HERMANTOWN 5, NEW PRAGUE 3: New Prague held a one-goal lead midway through the game but couldn't overcome being outshot 50-19 in its upset bid at Class 1A, No. 1 Hermantown. Senior goalie Joe Morris did his best to keep the Trojans in it with 45 saves, but Hermantown defenseman Brian LeBlanc scored what would turn out to be the winning goal on a power play with 40 seconds remaining in the second period.
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