The Albert Lea Thunder lost 5-2 to Alexandria Friday at the City Arena.

Danny Wood put the Thunder (1-12-1) on the board first with a shorthanded goal at the 2:28 mark in the first period.

The Blizzard came back to tie the game in the first when Noah Nemgar lit the lamp for Alexandria.

The Blizzard added three goals in the second period to take a 4-1 lead. Derek Kaiser scored 1:52 into the second to give Alexandria a 2-1 lead, but Albert Lea came back to tie the game at 2 when Jeff Slusser scored off an assist from Zach Lewis.

The Blizzard went on to score three unanswered goals to win the game 5-2.

The Thunder had 16 shots in the game and went 0-for-8 on the power play while Alexandria converted twice on the power play and had 30 shots.

Albert Lea played Bismarck Saturday at the City Arena.

1st 2nd 3rd

Alexandria – 1 3 1 5

Albert Lea – 1 1 0 2

SCORING SUMMARY

Period 1

Albert Lea – Danny Wood (shorthanded) (unassisted) 2:28

Alexandria – Noah Nemgar (Sean Kenny, Nick Carey) 9:56

Period 2

Alexandria – Derek Kaiser (powerplay) (Joe Knoepke, Lane Bitz) 1:52

Albert Lea – Jeff Slusser (Zach Lewis) 7:15

Alexandria – Noah Nemgar (powerplay) (Garrett Grimstad, Joel Scatterelli) 9:51

Alexandria – Jon Swavely (Lane Bitz, Jerry Freismuth) 12:33

Period 3

Alexandria – Jon MacRae (Josh Munford) 6:16

POWER PLAY CONVERSION: Alexandria — 2 for 9, Albert Lea 0 for 8

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1st 2nd 3rd Total

Alexandria 14 15 1 30

Albert Lea 7 9 0 16