Well....

It doesn't matter how they got the win, the important thing is they did get the win. Nick Carson scored in overtime to give the Express a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Albert Lea Sunday night on the road. I didn't expect it would be that close, but they found a way and that's all that matters.

- The Express finish the weekend where they started, in 3rd place in the division. Bismarck sits on top of the division with 31 points, Alexandria is in 2nd place with 30 points, followed by the Express with 27.

- The Express killed off all 5 Albert Lea powerplay opportunites, and now have the #1 ranked penalty kill unit in the NAHL at 91.38%.

- With one goal against Sunday night, Adam Buegler lowered his goals against average to 2.99.

- The Express are 3-0 in games decided in overtime this season.

- I saw several colleges scouting the Express over the weekend, including Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin-River Falls, St Olaf, and MSU-Mankato. I asked Sean Goldsworthy the head coach at St Olaf about former Express forward Spencer McMillan. He said the Spencer was medically cleared to play last week after the double shoulder surgery he had last season with the Express.

Next up for the Express is a pair of non-division games in St. Louis versus the Bandits. The Bandits started the season blazing hot, but have cooled some in the last few weeks. It will be a daunting task for our favorite junior team, but a great opportunity to see how they stack up against one of the best teams in the league.

See you at the rink.

--Big Kahuna