~ B2 Game Recap - Game 7 - 01/24/06
vs Fireants - 5/4 OT Win
Tuesday night
D5 was desperate for a win needing to get back into the
playoff hunt. Unfortunately they faced the always difficult
and 1st place Fireants. Adding to the problems D5 was
short staffed with Dave Aloi, Jason Ferreira, and Brian
Flynn all scratches. With a team of 5 and a keeper D5
hit the rink.
In a tough fought first half D5 was able to able to strike
first on a goal by Erich Harger. A series of D5 penalties,
ending with D5 player Dan Mokrycki being ejected, left
D5 down a goal, as the Fireants netted two, and with only
4 skaters. The remaining D5 skaters would have to play
the rest of the game. D5 was able to tie the game up going
into the second half on a goal by Matthew Gould.
The second half started off tough as the Fireants attacked
D5. D5 goalie Chris Dragotta kept D5 in the game by coming
up with some real key saves. Using this D5 was able to
attack when opportunity struck with a second goal by Matt
Gould. This put D5 back up by one. The lead was short
lived though as the Fireants wore down D5 and scored two
goals. Desperately needing a spark D5 defenseman Erich
Harger came to the call scoring his second of the night
to knot the game at 4's. In the final minutes D5 used
a series of stoppages and their time out to recoup and
prepare for overtime. Some great saves by D5 goalie Chris
Dragotta kept the game tied heading to overtime.
In the opening minutes of overtime D5 withstood the Fireants
heavy attack until D5 was able to pounce on an opportunity
and D5 forward Matt Gould capped his hat trick with the
overtime winner.
This was a huge win for D5 in a very well played and hard
fought game. Importantly the win put D5 into a tie for
the third and final playoff spot. D5 plays each of the
other three teams in the league once more, so the next
few weeks promise to be some very exciting hockey. Get
your tickets now.....
Of Note:
Shots on Goal: D5-29 / Fireants-33
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