Prior Lake's boys' hockey team knows how to win a conference title in style.
Sophomore forward Jackson Jutting scored his 10th goal of the season 3 minutes, 26 seconds into overtime, giving Prior Lake a 3-2 victory over Class 2A, No. 6 Lakeville North in a matchup for the South Suburban championship Saturday afternoon at Ames Arena in Lakeville.
The Lakers (16-9-0) finished the regular season winning seven of their last eight games. Their only loss during that stretch was to No. 4 Holy Family, 4-1.
Prior Lake senior defenseman Jack Harris scored with 40 seconds remaining in regulation to tie it 2-2 after the Lakers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker.
The Lakers were outshot 37-14, but senior goaltender Danny Long was outstanding. He finished with 35 saves, 24 coming in the first two periods, when each team scored once.
Senior forward Reed Smith gave Lakeville North a 2-1 lead with an unassisted goal 2:34 into the third period.
Edina 1, Wayzata 0: Junior forward Evan Shoemaker scored the lone goal as the Class 2A, No. 2 Hornets shut out the Trojans in the Lake. Junior netminder Garrett Mackay turned aside all 24 shots he faced for the shutout.
Stillwater 3, Holy Family 1: Seth Eisele stoped 55 shots, including 17 in the third period, to steal a victory for the visiting Class 2A, No. 5 Ponies over the Fire. Holy Family outshot the Ponies 56-22 for the game. Noah Cates opened the scoring for the Ponies in the second period. Matt Anderson tied it for the Fire later in the period. Adam Eisele broke the 1-1 tie in the third period. Matthew Stanton sealed the victory for the Ponies with an empty-net goal with 3.2 seconds left. The loss broke Holy Family's 13-game winning streak.
