The St. Cloud Norsemen beat the Bismarck Bobcats 2-1 Friday night at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn., ending a three-game Bobcats winning streak, according to the NAHL's official box score.
How It Went
St. Cloud scored in the first period and again with 1:56 left in the third to go up 2-0, per the league box score. Bismarck's only goal came on the power play with 26 seconds remaining. The game went the full 60 minutes with no overtime.
The Bobcats outshot the Norsemen 32-18, with 10 shots in the first period, 13 in the second and nine in the third, according to the NAHL. Bismarck went 1-for-6 on the power play and held St. Cloud scoreless on four power plays.
It was a different result from the teams' first series at the same rink, when Bismarck won 7-1 on Sept. 18 and 6-3 on Sept. 19, per the league schedule.
The Season So Far
- Bismarck is 9-3-0-0 with 18 points, second in the Central Division and two points behind Minot (10-2-0-0, 20 points), per NAHL standings.
- St. Cloud is 3-9-0-0 with six points, last in the division.
Next Up
- Tonight, Sat. Oct. 24: Bobcats at St. Cloud Norsemen, Municipal Athletic Complex, 6:30 p.m. CT, per the NAHL schedule.
- Oct. 30-31: Bismarck plays at the Austin Bruins at Riverside Arena (7:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, per the league schedule).
Sources: NAHL game center, Bobcats at Norsemen, Oct. 23 (https://www.nahl.com/game-center/?game_id=2908818); NAHL schedule (https://www.nahl.com/schedule/?month=all-months); NAHL standings (https://www.nahl.com/standings/)
