Sixty-six of 352 AHF games came down to a single goal, sixteen went to overtime and fifteen finished tied. Forty-five goals were scored in the final thirty seconds of regulation, and twenty-four teams erased a two-goal deficit to win. One team trailed by three in the second period and won by a goal with a minute to play.

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DOWN TO THE WIRE — NJ Jets 13AA trailed Ramapo Saints 4-2 inside the final two minutes. Jake Barter scored at 1:32, Nico Gimigliano tied it with 49.1 seconds left, and Tommy Tatem won it with 6.9 seconds on the clock.

BIGGEST COMEBACK — Palmyra Black Knights 10L were down 7-4 to Royals Hockey Club in the second period. Mason Klinger completed a hat trick to tie it with 1:08 left, and Jaxson Mitchell won it eight seconds later — 8-7, with Mitchell finishing on four goals and three assists.

OT DRAMA — MYHA 14GRY erased a two-goal deficit and Cameron Hopkins buried the winner with 40.8 seconds left in overtime, from Braden Groves. In 18U Gretzky, Sean McCarthy tied it in the third and then won it in overtime for Jersey Colts, capping a three-goal afternoon.

BETWEEN THE PIPES — Connor Schaaf turned aside 51 shots as Jersey Colts 16AA BLACK came from two down to earn a 4-4 draw with Woodbridge Wolfpack. Joe Pandiscia stopped all 39 he faced in a 2-0 shutout for Skylands Kings 13AA.

KRACH | BIG WIN — Frederick Freeze 11AA earned a 3-2 win over a Delaware Ducks team carrying a significantly stronger KRACH rating.

BY THE NUMBERS — Nearly one game in five was decided by a single goal. Seven teams came back from three goals down to win, and four games were settled by a goal inside the last thirty seconds of regulation.

AA Division

9U AA — Ducks Take the Tight One

Delaware Ducks and Rockets Hockey Club both finished 2-0. The Ducks’ Sunday came down to Declan Guinan’s goal in a 4-3 win over the Blazers, a game in which Jackson Leib scored three times for the Blazers. Mason Smith posted a shutout for Delaware the day before.

10U AA — Sinha Completes It in Overtime

Jainesh Sinha scored three times, the last with 2:40 left in overtime, to give Rockets Hockey Club a 3-2 win over Red Bank Generals. NJ Jets came from two down to beat Montclair Blues 4-2 on Adam Guo’s goal. The Blazers were the only team in the division to win three.

11U AA — Firebirds Wipe Out Three

Lancaster Firebirds trailed Delaware Ducks 4-1 and scored four straight in the third period, Graham Kucherich getting two of them including the winner in a 5-4 finish. Mercer Chiefs needed overtime to beat Rockets Hockey Club 6-5, Landon Peisel scoring from Owen Burcz after Logan Dempsey had scored four for the Rockets. Ashburn Xtreme went 4-0.

12U AA — Placeres Ends It

Luca Placeres scored with 58.3 seconds left in overtime, from Karter Brightbill, to give PBK a 4-3 win over Haverford Hawks. Mercer Chiefs erased a two-goal deficit to earn a 5-5 draw with Rockets Hockey Club. Liam McClinton made 35 saves as Wissahickon Warriors held on 4-3 against Jersey Shore Wildcats.

13U AA — Three Goals in 85 Seconds

NJ Jets were down 4-2 to Ramapo Saints with under two minutes left and scored three times to win 5-4, Tommy Tatem finishing it with 6.9 seconds on the clock from Jake Barter. PAL Blue Knights also came from two down, Matthew Davidson winning it 4-3 in overtime from Waylon Helfer. Joe Pandiscia’s 39-save shutout carried Skylands Kings to a 2-0 win.

14U AA — One Goal, One Overtime

Tommy Lopes scored the only goal of the weekend’s tightest game, with 2:17 left in overtime, as Jersey Colts beat the Blazers 1-0; Landon Dudek stopped all 33 shots he faced. Maxwell Denne made 41 saves in Team Philadelphia Orange’s 1-1 draw with Delaware Ducks. PBK went 3-0.

15U AA — Wildcats Rally for a Point

Jersey Shore Wildcats erased a two-goal deficit to draw 4-4 with Lancaster Firebirds. Valley Forge Colonials edged Genesis Hockey Club 3-2 on Ryan Bower’s goal, set up by Jackson Croce, and Justin Pribish made 41 saves for Hollydell Hurricanes. Woodbridge Wolfpack swept their three games.

16U AA — Schaaf Faces 51

Connor Schaaf stopped 51 shots as Jersey Colts BLACK came from two down to tie Woodbridge Wolfpack 4-4. Friday belonged to North Jersey Avalanche Blue, who also trailed by two before Matthew Dubur won it 3-2 over NJ Jets Black with Zain Khan making 44 saves. Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Ramapo Saints and the Blazers all went 3-0.

18U AA — Firebirds Win Two in Overtime

Lancaster Firebirds played both of the division’s overtime games and won both — Koby Zimmerman finishing a 5-4 against Tri-City Eagles that changed hands four times, and Cole Breckenmaker settling a 6-5 against Haverford Hawks with 35 seconds left. Gavin McCarty and Daniel Duffy both had multi-point afternoons for Haverford. Isaac Mays made 46 saves in Genesis Hockey Club’s 2-2 draw with Blazers Black.

Gretzky Division

10U Gretzky — Colts and MYHA Stay Perfect

Seven games here, two of them in cross-division play, and both Jersey Colts and MYHA came through 2-0. Gabriel Pomante and Benjamin Brackett each scored three times as Team Philadelphia won 7-5 over the Blazers.

12U Gretzky — Blues Erase Three

Montclair Blues Major trailed Ramapo Saints 4-1 in the second and answered with four unanswered goals, Lucas Panico scoring twice and Asoka Siracusa burying the winner in a 5-4 finish. Asher Kimowitz made 39 saves behind them. Sunday also produced 3-2 wins for Jersey Shore Wildcats and Team Philadelphia.

14U Gretzky — Hopkins Wins It Late

MYHA trailed the Blazers by two, tied it in the third and won 4-3 on Cameron Hopkins’ goal with 40.8 seconds left in overtime, from Braden Groves. Nicholas Chiarlanza’s goal with 38.5 seconds remaining gave Hollydell Hurricanes a 3-2 win over Valley Forge Colonials the same day. Genesis Hockey Club went 3-0 and Rocco Yoder finished the sweep with a shutout.

16U Gretzky — Wolfpack Steal One Late

Woodbridge Wolfpack came from two down and won it 3-2 on Vincent Lampariello’s goal with 41.3 seconds left against Haverford Hawks, set up by Justin Fortunato. Jersey Colts erased a three-goal deficit to beat Montclair Blues 5-3, Matteo Lombardi scoring the winner. Sunghoon Lee answered with 43 saves for Montclair the next day.

18U Gretzky — McCarthy Does It Twice

Sean McCarthy tied the game in the third period and then won it in overtime for Jersey Colts, 4-3 over Toms River Blackhawks, finishing with three goals and an assist. Genesis Hockey Club also came from two down to win 4-3 in overtime, Gavin Ostrobrod scoring from Declan Willison. Five teams left the weekend at 2-0.

Lemieux Division

10U Lemieux — Eight Seconds Apart

Palmyra Black Knights trailed Royals Hockey Club 7-4 in the second period. Mason Klinger completed a hat trick to tie it with 1:08 left in the third, and Jaxson Mitchell won it eight seconds later for an 8-7 final. Mitchell finished with four goals and three assists, Jack Hamill with three goals and an assist for the Royals. Palmyra went 3-0.

12U Lemieux — Two Overtimes, One Saturday

Maximo Earle completed a hat trick with 24.6 seconds left in overtime to give NJ Jets a 5-4 win, from Owen Phelps. Dexter Maclusky settled the division’s other overtime game 3-2 for Jersey Colts the same day. Mercer Chiefs went 3-0, with a shutout from Max Schultz.

14U Lemieux — Saints Erase Three

Ramapo Saints trailed Montclair Blues by three and came back to win 6-4, Brian Altro scoring the goal that put them ahead. Ashton Sweeley made 38 saves in Palmyra Black Knights’ 2-2 draw with Genesis Hockey Club. Lehigh Valley Phantoms swept their three games.

16U Lemieux — Tied Six Times

Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Mercer Chiefs were level at every goal until the last one: tied six times before Nicholas Ferullo scored with 47.9 seconds left for a 7-6 win. Wyatt Wiswall scored four and assisted on the winner; Sam Miller had two goals and two assists for Mercer. Jacob Hicks made 43 saves as Royals Hockey Club held on 5-4 over Delaware Ducks, and Woodbridge Wolfpack went 3-0.

McDavid Division

10U McDavid — Six-Five, Both Ways

Wissahickon Warriors led MYHA 3-0, trailed 5-3, then scored three in the third to win 6-5, Wiley Daniels completing a four-goal afternoon with the winner at 1:25. The two split their doubleheader, MYHA taking the other 5-4. Michael Allerti won it in overtime for Mercer Chiefs, 3-2 over Rockets Hockey Club, and Mercer finished 3-0.

12U McDavid — Kings Come Back

Skylands Kings trailed by two before Harrison Ayoub scored with 1:53 left to beat Rockets HC 3-2. Rockets answered the next day with a 3-3 draw against Jersey Colts. Joseph Halliwell posted a shutout for Toms River Blackhawks, who finished 2-0.

14U McDavid — Siegfried Twice

Brayden Siegfried won it in overtime for Valley Forge Colonials, 5-4 over Toms River Blackhawks from Ben Mould, then scored the winner again on Sunday. Owen Cavanaugh’s goal decided a 3-2 for Mercer Chiefs against Genesis Hockey Club. Hollydell Hurricanes went 3-0.

Mites

8U AAA — Lumberjacks Finish Unbeaten

Red Bank Lumberjacks came from two down to beat VFC on Saturday and closed the weekend 3-0 with a 6-5 win over Philadelphia Resistance, Quinn Bridges scoring the winner from Connor Hobby. Siarhei Shuminski scored four times for the Resistance in that game. Cody Falato posted a shutout for Pennsauken Pilots.

8U AA — Fire Win It in Overtime

Philly Fire went 2-0, the second of them a 6-5 overtime win over Ashburn Rebels that changed hands three times before Brennan Garft scored with 2:29 left in the extra period.