Perhaps it was fitting that Eisenhower went overtime to win its most recent hockey game.

This season that coach Bob Hall said is about “restructuring” has required patience from a program that is accustomed to success.

“We’re working some things out,” Hall said. “We’re in the process of rebuilding.”

Jason Geiger scored 39 seconds into overtime to lift the Eagles to a 4-3 victory over L’Anse Creuse Unified at Suburban Ice Macomb on Saturday night.

The result gave Eisenhower a 2-1 record in MAC Red Division games. All three of the division contests, including a victory over Romeo and a loss to Red leader Dakota, were decided by one goal.

“We’ve got a lot of things that we can build on,” Hall said.

Hall likes to break each season into three, eight-game stretches.

The Eagles, who are 2-6-2 against a difficult schedule, are in the second third of their slate of games.

“In the first eight games, we’re experimenting, trying things,” Hall said.”In the next eight, which is where we are now, we’re starting to put things together so that in the last eight we can make a run.”

Joe Borbolla scored two goals and Jared Kraski one for the Eagles against L’Anse Creuse Unified. Sal Carabelli was the winning goalie.

“In the first two periods, we played very well,” said Hall, whose team led 3-0 entering the third period. “We did all the little things well.”

L’Anse Creuse scored three goals, including a short-handed tally, in the third to force the overtime.

“But we found a way to win,” Hall said.

Eisenhower has lost to De La Salle, Houghton and Calumet, and the Eagles tied Sault Ste Marie. All of those teams have been ranked in the state Division 3 poll. Dakota is ranked in Division 1.

“I wouldn’t base how good we are on our record,” Hall said. “I’d base it on how we end up.”

Last season, Eisenhower reached the Division 1 regional finals, where the Eagles lost to Dakota.

A strong tournament run in 2019 depends on the likes of Geiger, Borbolla, Jake Latorella, Kraski, Blake Kuczaj, Parm Vyas and Carabelli.

“We’ve got some depth,” Hall said. “We have more seniors than juniors, and we have a good group of juniors.”

Carabelli made 19 saves against LCU.

“He’s a very good hockey player,” Hall said. “Our defense is pretty solid.”

Hall, who led Ike to the state quarterfinals in 2016, said the Eagles are adjusting on the fly.

“You don’t just put together your best line at the beginning of the season, show up and play everybody, because by the end of the year they will have figured you out,” he said. “You want to mix and match.

“The players earn (ice time) in practice. If they show us they can do it in practice, it transfers to the games. Now that we’re in the second section of eight (games), you’ve got to show us what you can do.’

Eisenhower plays at Howell at 7 p.m. Tuesday.