For the second time this season the Windom Area boys hockey team played Big South Conference champion New Ulm to a one-goal game but New Ulm was able to come away with a 3-2 win Friday night at Windom City Arena.
New Ulm scored just 2:06 into the game, but Wriley Haugen would bring Windom even with an unassisted short handed goal at 11:28 of the opening frame. New Ulm made it a 2-1 game at 14:59 of the second.
The teams almost made it through the second period scoreless, but New Ulm scored at the 16:55 mark for a 3-1 lead.
Cragen Porath brought Windom to within 3-2 at 7:36 of the third period, but the home team was not able to get the equalizer.
Adam Dahna stopped 27 of 30 shots for Windom Area, which put 21 shots on New Ulm goalie Bryer Hoffman.
Class A 13th-ranked New Ulm is 18-2-1 overall and 15-0 in the BSC. Windom Area is 7-12 and 6-5.
Windom has two home games next week, hosting Redwood Valley Monday and Fairmont Thursday.
Windom Area boys hockey schedule
Thurs., Dec. 1: at Austin, W 5-4
Sat., Dec. 3: Two Rivers, L 9-2
Mon., Dec. 5: Marshall, W 4-3
Thurs., Dec. 8: at Waseca, L 4-0
Sat., Dec. 10: Becker/Big Lake, L 6-2
Tues., Dec. 20: at Fairmont, W 7-1
Wed., Dec. 28: vs. Dodge County at Rochester, L 7-5
Thurs., Dec. 29: vs. Albert Lea at Rochester, L 5-3
Fri., Dec. 30: at Rochester Lourdes, L 6-5 (OT)
Thurs., Jan. 5: at Redwood Valley, W 6-1
Mon., Jan. 9: at Marshall, L 6-3
Thurs., Jan,. 12: at Minnesota River, W 5-4 OT
Sat., Jan. 14: Rochester Lourdes, L 3-2 OT
Fri., Jan. 20: Waseca, W 6-3
Sat., Jan. 21: Worthington, W 10-1
Mon., Jan. 23: at New Ulm, L 4-3
Fri., Jan. 27: at Morris/Benson, ppd.
Sat., Jan. 28: at Luverne, L 6-5
Tues., Jan. 31: at Rochester John Marshall, L 3-2
Fri., Feb. 3: New Ulm, L 3-2
Mon., Feb. 6: Redwood Valley, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 9: Fairmont, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 13: Minnesota River, 7 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 14: at Worthington, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 16: Luverne, 7 p.m.