Saturday Scores: Jets win final two to clinch final spot
Toledo 0 @ Metro 5 – Kameron Limburg stopped all 16 shots that came his way as the Metro Jets won their final two regular season games over Toledo to clinch the final playoff spot in the East. Cooper McLean scored twice and Brad Hepler, Cody Jones and Kyle Shreve had the other goals for the Jets. Boxscore
Cincinnati 2 @ Peoria 4 – The Mustangs captured the Central Division title thanks to a 4-2 win over the Swords. Brennan Anderson, Marshall Gevers, Brendan Murphy and Andrew Scofield had the goals for Peoria, while Nikita Korotkov scored both Cincinnati goals. Boxscore
Topeka 10 @ Sugar Land 2 – Topeka got two goals apiece from Connor Nicholas and Georgy Ostapchuk in a 10-2 win. Tommy Malkmus, Blake Busch, Hardjis Kupaks, Kole Hudson, Brandon Hawkins and Jaydn Munnelly also scored for Topeka. Boxscore
Chicago 3 @ St. Louis 5 – St. Louis kept Chicago from clinching a playoff spot thanks to a 5-3 win. Andrew Kovacich had two goals for the Jr. Blues and Tommy Heinzman, Maxwell Cobb and Adam Roeder also scored for the Jr. Blues. Michael Paku made 38 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Minnesota 4 @ Twin City 3 – Nick Tolin scored an early 3rd period goal to lead the Flying Aces to a win over the Steel. Jake Mullendore, Eric Cruickshank and Anthony Martinez had the other goals for Minnesota, while Chase Myers-Beck, Isaac Hale and Jace Childs scored for Twin City. Boxscore
Michigan 1 @ Cleveland 5 – Cleveland secured the #2 seed in the East with a 5-1 win over Michigan. Tyler Dalton scored twice for the Jr. Lumberjacks and Stefan Horgas, Mike Palasics and Alex Buban also added goals. Max Vance had the lone goal for the Mountain Cats. Boxscore
Granite City 3 @ Alexandria 1 – Scott Murray made 21 saves and lost his shutout bid with just :30 seconds to go as the Lumberjacks beat the Blizzard 3-1 in a playoff preview. David Kenney, Billy Warren and Roy Grandov scored for Granite City, while Nate Mettenburg had the lone Blizzard goal. Boxscore
Breezy Point 1 @ North Iowa 10 – Tim Santopoalo had three goals and three assists and Richie Marenis and Cameron Brown each had four-point nights as the Bulls beat the North Stars, 10-1. Matt Kroska and Dominik Florian had three-point nights. Bo Borowski scored the lone goal for the North Stars. Boxscore
Battle Creek 2 @ Wisconsin 5 – Wisconsin clinched a playoff spot thanks to a 5-2 win over Battle Creek. Ryan Martin scored twice and Easton Halbert, Jon Skarlis and Zack Johnson also scored for the Whalers. Forrest Walbeck and Trevor Carey had the Battle Creek goals. Boxscore
