Monday November 23

Team X offence dried up as they fell twice without scoring versus the NWV

Team X couldn’t produce any sort of offence on Monday, largely to the credit of B.Madonis who was flawless between the pipes. The NWV looked to their go to guy once more as K.Dube started the scoring skit with three straight goals. With the game already out of reach, Y.Mouchaca and F.Benhamadi added late markers securing an easy win to start off the night. The second contest wasn’t much different .Once again, K.Dube struck first giving the NWV a slight 1-0 lead for most of the match. Team X attempted to crack the barrier in search of their first goal but weren’t able to penetrate the defense or solve B.Madonis who made 26 saves in both games. A.Hakim and Y.Mouchaca went on to score completing what was a perfect start to a double header night. The NWV captured both wins with scores of 5-0 & 3-0.These results gave some hope of capturing first place if the NWV were able to sweep their matches versus the 1 Timer.

Dark Knights and the Billionaires settle by trading wins

There wasn’t much both sides could have done to influence the standings. The Billionaires knew that they were stuck in fourth place and used both these games in preparation for next’s week’s playoffs. They didn’t get the start they wanted dropping the opening contest by a tight margin of 2-1.The Dark Knights came better prepared and caught their opponents off guard striking twice in the first period. A.Ginanapragason and his captain C.Nikas’s power play goal made the score 2-0 for most of the match. The Billionaires did eventually score to cut the lead in half but that was all they got by T.Eilia-Mokhtar. After a disappointing loss, the Billionaires regrouped in their second game of the night. With efforts from five different goal scorers, the Billionaires made sure to not take their opponents for granted. Plenty of the offence was attributed by G.Santacroce who participated in all five goals that included four helpers. The Dark Knights did have F.Cirillo step up to the plate as the forward scored twice along with adding a helper. The Dark Knights won the first game 2-1 before dropping the second contest 5-3.For a first year team, the Dark Knights had a slow start but showed plenty of improvement as the season went on. The young squad adapted to the format and evolved their game making it very difficult for teams to get positive results.

A thirst for first, the 1 Timer wins the regular season

After playing only an hour earlier, the NWV knew the hill was too high to climb versus the front running and rested 1 Timer. And it showed right away as the orange machine easily escaped with the first game with a convincing 7-1 result. That score confirmed first place and the rest of the standings of the division. The 1 Timer looked to T.Daigneault , J.Guye-Perrault and L-P Gorry to get the scoring done as each player tallied twice. The second match had a different story line. The NWV adjusted their defensive game and allowed the 1 Timer to only one goal. But it still didn’t give them a positive result as both sides settled for a draw. Each side exchanged first period goals before waiting for a shootout to decide a winner. However, no one was able to escape with the win. After allowing only two goals in both games, F.Koch denied two NWV shooters but wasn’t able to out duel K.Dube who solved him for a rare time. The NWV got their lone shootout tally courtesy of C.Gagnon-Ethier. The 1 Timer toppled the NWV 7-1 in the first match before settling for a 2-2 draw in the second contest.

With the conclusion of the regular season, the top four of five teams will be entering the playoffs. After dominating the regular season with 45 points, the 1 Timer will look to knock out the Billionaires in a best of three series. The other match up will feature Team X versus the NWV .Team X will need to find a way to contain the scoring leader K.Dube who finished with an impressive 30 goals and 11 assists for the scoring title.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Kevin Dube. In four games, Dube notched four goals, two helpers and a shootout tally to finish with 41 regular season points and the scoring title of the division.