The PAL Soundtigers 16U T2 NTB – Bonna and the Long Beach Lightning 16U T2 NTB – Podolskiy played to a 2-2 tie on Saturday at Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena. Neither team scored after the second period in the LIAHL Tier II 16U NTB matchup, and each side earned one point.
PAL scored twice in the first period to Long Beach’s once and carried a 2-1 lead into the intermission. The Lightning answered with the only goal of the second period to tie the game, and a scoreless third left the teams level. Nicholas Tizzano and Nicholas Neuner each scored for the Soundtigers. Brady Johanson and Ryan Reinhart scored for Long Beach.
Both goaltenders have shot totals on record. James Wolff made 17 saves on 19 shots for PAL, and Jayden Chan stopped 16 of 18 for the Lightning. The final shot count was nearly even, with Long Beach holding a 19-18 edge.
Long Beach was penalized more often. Hudson Brenke took six penalty minutes and Hudson Schroeder took four. Nicholas Zanzonico and Alexander Longhitano each served two minutes for the Soundtigers.
Both teams remain unbeaten. PAL moves to 2-0-1-0, and Long Beach is now 1-0-1-0. Both clubs will look to extend their unbeaten starts in their next games.
