Moorhead forward Mason Kraft scores his fourth goal of the first period on Stillwater goaltender Cal Conway. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Moorhead’s game plan included a fast start, and what the Spuds got was a deflection off a Stillwater defenseman’s skate for a goal and the end to Ponies goaltender Cal Conway’s shutout streak at 1:22 of the first period.

The flub started a chain reaction of miscues that proved to be beyond Stillwater’s power to stop. The result was a historic 7-6 victory for the first Class 2A state tournament title for Moorhead and its communities — finally.

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Class 2A tournament bracket