Hockey

Anchorage Wolverines get goals from 5 players in junior hockey win over Chippewa Steel

Five players provided goals Friday night to propel the Anchorage Wolverines past the Chippewa Steel 5-2 in a North American Hockey League game Friday night in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Anchorage scored four straight goals before Chippewa found the net four minutes into the third period.

Goals came from Clay Allen, Tyler Braccini, Aiden Westin, Collin Pederson and Hunter Bischoff. The Wolverines led 2-0 after one period, 3-0 after two and 4-0 after Pederson’s goal 98 seconds into the third period.

Chippewa scored twice to make it 4-2 before Bischoff scored into an empty net for his third goal in two games against the Steel.

The Steel owned a slight shot advantage, 28-26, but Anchorage goaltender Raython Robbins turned back 26 shots.

The Wolverines improved to 4-4 and Chippewa fell to 5-3. The Tier II junior teams play again Saturday.

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