ST. PAUL — Cole Bies scored twice in the opening minute of the third period as No. 4 seed East Grand Forks rallied to knock off No. 1 seed Hibbing/Chisholm 7-5 on Friday in a state Class 1A semifinal at the Xcel Energy Center.

East Grand Forks (15-13-2) trailed 3-1 after the first period and 5-2 midway through the second. The Green Wave scored the final five goals, two in the second and three more in the third.

Hunter Varson started the comeback by scoring with 1:54 left in the second. Judd Pesch scored with 1 second left in the period to cut Hibbing/Chisholm’s lead to 5-4.

Bies, a senior defenseman, scored 11 seconds into the third period and again 39 seconds later to make it 6-5. The four goals spanning the two periods came in 2:44. Bies’ two goals were his sixth and seventh of the season.

Jace Panzer added an empty-net goal with 25 seconds remaining. 

Tate Swanson, Benny Galli and Cole Swanson scored in the first period for Hibbing/Chisholm (20-10-0). Whitaker Rewertz and Isaiah Hildenbrand scored in the second for the Blue Jackets. Hildenbrand’s goal with 7:18 left in the second gave Hibbing/Chisholm its 5-2 lead.

Noah Schindele made 22 saves for East Grand Forks. Rex Walli had 28 stops for the Blue Jackets.

Cole Bies' second goal in the opening minute of the third period put East Grand Forks ahead 6-5, the first time the Green Wave led all game.

2:44: Time it took for East Grand Forks to turn a 5-2 deficit into a 6-5 lead

5: Goals allowed by East Grand Forks in its first four playoff games before giving up the same amount to Hibbing/Chisholm

6: Goals allowed by Hibbing/Chisholm in its first four playoff games before giving up seven to East Grand Forks

— East Grand Forks defenseman Cole Bies on scoring the game-tying and winning goals in a span of 39 seconds in the opening minute of the third period