Sunday, March 13, 2010, Eden Prairie (rink 2) – The Northern Horde’s winning ways continued on the big sheet at EP on Sunday night as the Horde pummeled the Blade Runners for a 7-3 victory. Despite significant pressure on the Blade Runners throughout the first period, the Horde did not light up the scoreboard until Jeff Nelson and Dan Bolles scored back-to-back goals at 4:57 and 2:47 to give the Horde a 2-0 lead at the first intermission. Nelson would score again on a break-away, followed by a Gary Speier blast at 6:21 of the second period, which would be the game winner. Bolles and Speier each scored their second of the night in the third period and Tyler LaMont put the game away with 1:56 remaining on a Jeff Cook pass across the crease. The win brought the Horde to 13-3-2 on the season one point behind the Puck Hounds and two points clear of the Nighthawks with games remaining against the Polar Bears and the Nighthawks. With the top of the D2 standings bunched, the Horde can finish anywhere from first to fifth.
