Monday April 25

G.Katravas puts out a great performance to help pair wins for Diabetoz Angels

Tonight the Diabetoz Angels were looking to hop in the win column knowing that they had a legitimate chance against a team that is within striking distance. Rather than tempting their luck in the shootout J.Fisch avoided it by netting the games lone goal with just two little seconds remaining. G.Katravas kept a clean sheet pushing aside 10 shots for a shutout edging out his counterpart A.Zardarian, who was equally impressive stopping nearly every ball his way. Getting that first win is always refreshing, but the Diabetoz Angels had higher ambitions by trying to make it two in a row. The two sides would repeat a similar tight checking low scoring affair that resulted once again in the Diabetoz Angels favor. Both of their goals came off connecting plays-from the same three players. J.Zervakos notched both tallies with help of P.Rizkalla and J.Fisch setting him up. In four straight periods, G.Katravas was brilliant allowing only one singly tally by R.Tonikian.

(1)Diabetoz Angels vs Hungry Hippos(0)

(1)Hungry Hippos vs Diabetoz Angels(2)

Degenerates paying the price against a strong Altius team

Even if the Degenerates knew what they had to do, it still didn’t work against the Altius. Its one thing to focus on a game plan and another to execute it. Unfortunately, nothing went right as they fell on the short end twice to a superior opponent. D.Bertrand parked himself in his office rattling off three tap in goals in the first game while P.Arkalis cant be stopped for two straight games as the highly skilled player scored twice along with a helper. The first encounter was just a complete mess for the Degenerates unable to read their plays properly. They did manage a way better outing in the ensuing match, but still couldn’t keep up for long enough. The Altius rode a strong second frame striking four times to complete a near perfect night.

(5)Altius vs Degenerates(1)

(2)Degenerates vs Altius(5)

Action packed games go the distance between Assadi Classics and Lyft Off

Much like in the two games, the action started early and continued all night. The fast pace exchange of goals never took a back seat keeping both net minders extremely busy between the pipes. Both games were so close that after every single period neither side ever led. The only slight difference came in the first encounter where J.Pantelis scored the lone shootout marker. The Assadi Classics did miss out on just a few seconds in the second meeting to capture a regulation win. That got spoiled thanks to Y.Namazzade beating the clock by only four seconds. Unable for either side to get an edge, C.Kong of the Lyft Off  and J.Pantelis of the Assadi Classics did the lone scoring in the breakaways that resulted in a draw. The offense was spread out in the first encounter with one scoring more than once out of the eight goals combined. That tune changed however in the second game with M.Mavroudis collecting a hat trick for the Assadi Classics while S.Harchi did the same for the Lyft Off.

(4)Lyft Off vs Assadi Classics(5) S.O

(6)Assadi Classics vs Lyft Off(6) S.O

Dragons avoid a meltdown in their split with Bonjours High

The Dragons had nothing to feel good about the way they started off their night with the front runners. The Bonjours High made a statement that they are the untouchable team of the division. And why not when you thump your opponent by a 6-1 score. Luckily enough for the Dragons, there is always that second game to try and get it right. This time, they adjusted and flipped the script, at least on the large part. It almost appeared that a 5-1 lead with half a period left is more than enough for an easy result. That was up until the Bonjours High decided to put it into gear. The Dragons looked like they had their feet stuck in the mud as the Bonjours High was turning it on rattling off three quick goals to pull themselves within one. Even though there was just under two minutes remaining, it felt like an eternity for the Dragons, who wanted nothing less than to avoid a meltdown. To their credit, experience kicked in as they remained calm and managed the situation accordingly. The Bonjours Highs were often stuck to the outside and couldn’t really get that last good quality chance in order to level. In the end, just an incredible battle between two teams that have the same expectations.

(1)Dragons vs Bonjous High(6)

(4)Bonjours High vs Dragons(5)

United Arms bounce back after sour lose to Snipers

The United Arms didn’t take long to remove their painful memory of dropping their earlier game that they should have had. Shortly after giving up three consecutive goals that saw their lead evaporate, the United Arms bounced back in their second encounter with the Snipers. This time they stayed the course and tightened the bolts harder by not giving any sort of life to the Snipers. Its always nice when you have a player step up on the offensive side of the spectrum. Out of their four goals, B.Gabriel was responsible for three of them. J.Arouchian had a bounce back performance stopping close to 25 shots. If not for one bad sequence where the Snipers rattled off three quick tallies, the United Arms would have banked six clean points to the standings. Still, a great overall night for a team that seems to be getting hot at the right time during the season.

(4)Snipers vs United Arms(3)

(4)United Arms vs Snipers(1)

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Gerry Katravas of the Diabetoz Angels. Its been a rough ride for the Diabetoz Angels this season without a win under their belt. However, that all changed on Monday night, and in large part due to their goaltender. G.Katravas was spectacular going nearly perfect allowing only one goal in four entire periods.