Caleb Mayer made 40 saves to lead Lakeville North past visiting Eagan 3-1 on Thursday night in a boys' hockey game at Ames Arena.
Mayer made 16 saves in the first period and 17 more in the third. The senior goaltender was just under seven minutes away from a shutout before the Wildcats got on the board.
The Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Caden Smith and AJ Anello. Smith got the scoring started 2:43 into the game. Anello extended the lead with 20 seconds left in the period. Tom Shandorf gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead 1:40 into the third period. Luke Jech had two assists for the Panthers.
Jonny Meiers scored for the Wildcats and Derek Manzella made 24 saves.
St. Thomas Academy 2, Minnetonka 1 (OT): Andrew Boemer scored 55 seconds into overtime to give the Cadets the victory over the host Skippers. Bjorn Kilen of the Cadets tied the score at 1-1 with 59 seconds left in the second period. Tyler Kueppers of the Skippers got the first goal 6:34 into the game. Tommy Aitken made 38 saves for the Cadets and Brandon Shantz had 18 for the Skippers.
Rosemount 1, Eastview 0: Connor Kenefick scored late in the second period to give the Class 2A, No. 5 Irish a victory over the visiting Lightning. Will Tollefson made 18 saves for the Irish and Bennett Weestrand had 31 for the Lightning.
Anoka 3, Osseo 2: The Tornadoes scored two goals in the third period to defeat the host Orioles. Frank Guimont and Jack Novack scored 8:02 apart to extend the Tornadoes lead to 3-1. Novack also scored late in the second period to tie the score at 1-1. Cade Wessman got the Orioles to within a goal with 2:43 left in the game. Joseph Moen made 25 saves for the Tornadoes and Cooper Olson had 22 for the Orioles.
Park of Cottage Grove 3, Roseville 1: The Wolfpack scored three goals in the third period to defeat the host Raiders. Ryan McCarthy scored the first and third goals, 14:02 apart, and Brandon Greeder scored the goal in between. Hunter Hefferman had the Raiders' goal with 7:19 left in the second period. Conner Nelson made 43 saves for the Wolfpack and Chet Carlson had 27 for the Raiders.