MNHockeyTV Rallies Past TCO to Claim Third Place

A successful Dangle League season moved toward its conclusion Thursday night at Braemar Arena with a pair of placement games, beginning with the third place matchup between MNHockeyTV and Twin Cities Orthopedics.

TCO entered the game having captured both regular season meetings, defeating MNHockeyTV by scores of 3-2 and 5-1. This time, however, MNHockeyTV answered an early deficit with five consecutive goals to earn a convincing 5-1 victory and close its season in third place.

Twin Cities Orthopedics opened the scoring with 19:42 remaining in the first half after Brielle Clardy created a turnover near center ice. Evelyn Lundeen finished the opportunity to give TCO the early 1-0 lead.

The advantage lasted exactly one minute.

Lilly Peck fired a shot short side with 18:42 remaining to pull MNHockeyTV even and ignite a five-goal run. Kira Prange moved MNHockeyTV ahead 2-1 with 4:25 left in the half, scoring from Alexa Larson and Laina Peterson.

Maddie Baker extended the lead to 3-1 with 2:05 remaining before halftime. Olivia Roberts and Annika Eggert collected the assists as MNHockeyTV carried a two-goal advantage into the break.

There was no letup in the second half. Grace Campbell made it 4-1 with 15:09 remaining, finishing a setup from Peck and Josie Nelson. Just 1:10 later, Peck scored her second goal of the game from Eggert and Ella Fugazzi to complete the scoring.

MNHockeyTV controlled the second half with a 19-8 advantage in shots and finished with a 32-19 edge for the game. After surrendering the opening goal, MNHockeyTV held TCO scoreless the rest of the way while scoring five unanswered to secure third place in the 2026 Dangle League playoffs.

One scoresheet note: the official sheet credits TCO’s opening goal to Evelyn Lundeen from Brielle Clardy. Your notes had Annika Eggert finishing the play, so I followed the official scoresheet.