Muskegon Lumberjacks start 2022 right with 5-4 win over Team USA

 

The Muskegon Lumberjacks stayed perfect in 2022 and overcame an early deficit to top Team USA 5-4 in Saturday’s New Year’s Day matchup.

 

Muskegon trailed 2-0 early, and fell behind 3-1 after the first period.

 

Ben Strinden tallied the Lumberjacks’ opening goal and kept the Jacks in the contest with his 13th goal of the season off a Quinn Hutson assist. 

 

Hutson and Jake Richard lifted Muskegon late in the second period to tie the score 3-3. Hutson found the goal off assists from Strinden and Joey Larson while Richard scored his goal off the Hutson assist. 

 

Muskegon let up in the third early on by allowing a Team USA goal and a 4-3 deficit. 

 

But the Jacks responded with back-to-back goals a minute apart from Jacob Braccini and Phillip Tresca. The quick tallies came at the midway part of the third period.