Edina tops Rogers in OT in Minnesota high school boys hockey state tournament quarterfinal: Live score recap

Get game updates from the 2025 MSHSL boys hockey Class 2A quarterfinal between the Hornets and the Royals

Edina boys hockey starts its Class 2A title defense against No. 4 Rogers at the Excel Energy Center / Earl Ebensteiner

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The No. 5-seed Edina Hornets (20-7-2) defeated the The No. 4-seed Rogers Royals (24-3-2) 2-1 in overtime in the 2025 Minnesota (MSHSL) high school boys hockey Class 2A quarterfinals on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.

TheHornets and the Royals are two programs whose histories are the opposite of each other. Edina is the owner of 11 state titles, the most in Minnesota. For the Royals, the 2025 tournament was their first in program history. 

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But as the final buzzer went off to signal the end of regulation, the two teams were tied at one goal. 

“[Rogers] seemed to be fine with the whole thing, being their first time here,” Edina coach Curt Giles said. “They didn’t show any nerves. I think they played extremely well.”

The Royals and Hornets battled to an even score through three periods thanks to goals from Rogers’ Mason Jenson and Edina’s Bode McConnell. Jenson and the Royals scored first. For ten minutes, the Royals were ahead of the Class 2A defending champions. 

“It was probably one of the best games we played,” Rogers head coach David Brown said. “To get the lead was huge.”

Edina increased the pressure and controlled the remainder of the second period. McConnell tied it with a clean wrist shot past Rogers goalie Wyatt Knott. 

“Our first period wasn’t our best period, but they hung in there,” Giles said. “They stayed with it. We started to play better in the second period and be more aggressive.”

The third period was another stalemate. The Hornets had their best chance with three seconds remaining. Edina's Tucker Johnson tipped a pass toward goal, but Knott made a sprawling save with his toes. Knott finished with 28 saves.

“Best game I’ve ever seen him play,” Jenson said. “Last save was the best save I’ve ever seen.” 

As the game wore on, so did the players, and Edina’s Caleb Pittsley took advantage of a Rogers turnover at the blue line to score the game-winning goal for the Hornets. 

“I just ripped it,” Pittsley said. “I wasn’t thinking—a little tired.”

For Rogers, it's a tough loss for a team packed with talented players. Many of them will play their last games for the Royals this weekend. 

“It’s a special group that came together,” Brown said. “When you have a senior class that’s this special, you don’t want it to ever end.”

Edina advances to the Class 2A semifinal on Friday at 8 p.m. at the Excel Energy Center. The Hornets will play No. 1-seed Moorhead. The Spuds beat the Hornets twice already this season.

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Edina tops Rogers in OT Minnesota high school boys hockey state tournament Class 2A quarterfinal: Live score recap

FIRST PERIOD UPDATES

The first period is underway.

Eleven minutes remain in the period and Edina has a 4-on-3 shots-on-goal advantage. Neither team able to sustain pressure so far.

Five minutes remain in the period and Rogers has spent slightly more time in the Edina zone over the last few minutes. Game is still scoreless.

POWER PLAY FOR EDINA! Matthew Hauser gets two minutes for hooking — 1:31 remains in the first period.

END OF FIRST PERIOD: Edina 0, Rogers 0

Edina will have 29 seconds remaining on the power play to start the second period. Shots-on-goal are tied at seven.

SECOND PERIOD UPDATES

The second period is underway. Edina starts the period on the power play.

Rogers kills the penalty.

GOAL ROGERS! Mason Jenson scores on a pass from behind the net from Keaton Weis. Parker Deschene with the second assist. Rogers leads 1-0 with 13:01 remaining in the second period.

6:30 remains in the second period and Rogers still leads 1-0. Neither team with a great chance over the past seven minutes.

GOAL EDINA! Bode McConnell scores on a wrist shot from the left face-off circle. Assist from Freddie Schneider and Becker Wenkus. The game is tied at one with three minutes remaining in the period.

END OF SECOND PERIOD! Rogers 1, Edina 1

Edina controls the second period. The Hornets finish with a 12 to 6 shots-on-goal advantage in the second period and 19 to 13 in the game.

THIRD PERIOD UPDATES

The third period is underway.

POWER PLAY FOR ROGERS! Edina's Brady Peterson gets two minutes for cross checking — 15 minutes remain in the period.

Edina kills the penalty. Not much for Rogers on that power play.

Eight minutes remain and the game is still tied at one. After a strong Edina second period, Rogers has been slightly better in the period so far, but still an even contest.

POWER PLAY FOR ROGERS! Edina's Alex White gets two minutes for hooking — 2:47 remains in the third period.

Rogers takes a timeout with 0:35 remaining on the power play and 1:21 remaining in the game.

Edina kills the power play.

Rogers' goalie Wyatt Knott makes an incredible sprawling pad save on Edina's Tucker Johnson in the final seconds to send the game to overtime.

END OF THIRD PERIOD: Rogers 1, Edina 1

The first overtime will be an 8-minute sudden death period.

OVERTIME UPDATES

Overtime is underway.

Edina with most of the posession in the opening minutes of the overtime period.

Two minutes remain in the overtime period. Edina has controlled much of the period, but Rogers has put a couple pucks on net recently.

GOAL EDINA! After Rogers turns the puck over at its own blue line, the Hornets capitalize with a shot by Caleb Pittsley past Knott. The goal is unassisted. Edina wins 2-1.

FINAL: Edina 2, Rogers 1

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