Wilderness rallies late to top Fairbanks in overtime

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A furious comeback over the last two minutes set the stage for the Minnesota Wilderness to steal a 4-3 overtime victory in a No...

October 8, 2023
4:12 AM

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A furious comeback over the last two minutes set the stage for the Minnesota Wilderness to steal a 4-3 overtime victory in a North American Hockey League game against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in Alaska late Friday night. Minnesota found itself down 3-1 late in the third period when Adam Johnson scored with 1:20 to play to cut the lead in half. The Wilderness pulled their goaltender and found an equalizer, from Ashton Dahms with 42 seconds remaining. The two combined to continue their heroics into overtime, when Dahms scored the game-winner from Johnson's assist with 26 seconds remaining in the period.