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Bismarck defeats Wings to level playoff series

Salvatore Collora, of the Aberdeen Wings, left, has his shot on goal blocked by Bismarck Bobcats goalie Stephan Peck, center, during Saturday night’s playoff game at the Odde Ice Center. Photo by John Davis taken 4/27/2024
The Aberdeen Wings encountered a team that played with a sense of urgency on Saturday night at the Odde Ice Center. With its season on the line, Bismarck blitzed Aberdeen with three goals in just over 10 minutes on the way to an 8-2 victory that evened their North American Hockey League playoff series at two games apiece. Game Five is Monday night in Bismarck. The Bobcats found the back of the net just 63 seconds into the game to set the tone for the evening. They added another goal when the puck trickled across the goal line about seven and half minutes later. The Wings never recovered. "A couple of unfortunate goals early in the game that really got us off our game, off the glass, off a deflection and then the tap in in the back of the net," said Aberdeen coach Scott Langer. "Basically, their backs are against the wall and they played like it." The visitors added a power play goal less than two minutes later and ended the period with a 3-0 lead despite having just four mo

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