October 10, 2025 | Jacqueline Hixssen
ANCHORAGE, AK — The Wolverines outshot the Wilderness 38–31 but couldn’t find the back of the net enough to secure the win, falling 4–3 on home ice.
Sam Evert opened the scoring with an unassisted goal, giving Anchorage an early 1–0 lead. However, the Wilderness responded with two goals before the end of the first to take control.
Midway through the second period, Xander Mullens was ejected after being the aggressor in a fight, leading to a Wilderness power-play goal that extended their lead to 3–1.
Andrew Karkoc cut the deficit late in the frame off a setup from Luc Bydal and Cole Frawner. The Wilderness added another in the third, but Connor Jalbert kept the Wolverines within reach with a goal in the final 35 seconds, just shy of forcing overtime.
The two will finish the series tomorrow, puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at the Sullivan Arena, with doors opening at 6:00 p.m.
Grab your tickets now at tickets.anchoragewolverines.com.
