The Palmer Moose will head out to square off against the Kodiak Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Palmer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked first at the time (Palmer was ranked fifth). The Moose came up short against the Knights on Tuesday, falling 6-1. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Palmer couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Kodiak made sure to put some goals up on the board against Redington on Saturday. They blew past the Huskies 4-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Kodiak's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Having lost for the first time this season, Palmer fell to 6-1-1. As for Kodiak, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Palmer's way against Kodiak when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Palmer made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Moose since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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