Wednesday March 1

(6)RBK Knights vs Gladiateurs(7)

M.Gelinas gets late power play hat trick, Gladiateurs hold off RBK Knights

M.Gelinas was at the right place at the right time. The RBK Knights battled back to level the game at six goals apiece but got caught taking an untimely penalty late in the game. It was at that point that M.Gelinas came through for a third time. The Gladiateurs’s forward netted his third goal and fourth point to hand the RBK Knights a devastating defeat. He did get help-from R.Vena, who set him up twice to match his line mates point production. This result keeps the RBK Knights in the cellar of the standings. While the offence is there, the RBK Knights need to find a way to help their net minder S.Sauk if they plan on getting some positive results.

(5)Black Venom vs Bolts(1)

Special teams shine in Black Venom’s 5-1 win over Bolts

Black Venom scored in every possible way to hand the struggling Bolts a 5-1 loss on Wednesday night. The night started bad for the Bolts when J.Chakir notched a shorthanded goal just prior to the end of the first period. Then, the Black Venom slowly continued their stride posting two unanswered markers to widen the gap. J.Meynard was close to a shutout up until D.Forgues got to the net minder later in the game. B.Deslauriers had a multi goal performance that included a very late power play goal.

(7)United Arms vs Primetime(5)

United Arms top Primetime to remain atop of F3 standings

While the score indicates a close game, this contest was anything but a tight battle. The United Arms pulled away as the game went on and led 6-2 before letting go of the gas pedal. Two out of the last three Primetime tallies came with under a minute remaining. G.Jerjian had two goals and A.Minassian, C.Fragkiudakis along with Y.Derohannessian each had three points. Despite the loss, Primetime worked their power play well getting two goals. E.Kavaldjian buried a pair while T.Sourias and G.Chountalos collected three points for Primetime.

(4)HC inter vs Spartans(5) O.T

Spartans beat HC Inter on S.Lavoie’s overtime winner

The HC Inter looked to have control of the situation when they nodded two early third period goals for a 4-3 lead. Then the Spartans returned the favour in a big way. T.Oliveira eventually tied the game which set up the sudden death winner by S.Lavoie. That goal was his second and fourth point of the game. Looking back, the HC Inter slipped on a big occasion when A.Franceschini bagged a shorthanded marker for the Spartans that snapped a 2-2 tie. The HC Inter did fight back from-there, but fell inches short of capturing the win. P-L Poirier has yet to slow down posting two goals in the loss.

(5)Horsemen vs Fat Cats(5) S.O

Fat Cats rally late to force shootout

P.Nadeau scored a power play goal with less than five minutes remaining to cut it to 4-3, and then J.Scalia riffled his clubs biggest goal minutes later to force the extra time. Prior to the rally, T.Karasek put the Horsemen in a steady position after bagging back to back goals early in the frame. Neither side got it done in overtime and in the shootout. However, S.Hrivnak did tally in the breakaways for the Fat Cats while T.Mader responded to even the score for the Horsemen. The Fat Cats are glad to have taken some points away-from a team with only one loss so far.

(6)Hellfish vs Reapers(3)

5 straight goals power the Hellfish past Reapers

The Hellfish scored five straight goals en route to a 6-3 double up victory over the Reapers. Three of those tallies came in the second half of the second period. The Hellfish scored twice with their man advantage that included one of two goals by F.Benhamadi. He didn’t find the back of the net but J.Roblin had plenty to do with the Hellfish’s goals production.The forward helped set up four different team mates. The Reapers also scored twice on the power play courtesy of T.Parr and A.Simon but struggled on their five on five game. The Hellfish just captured their fifth win in seven games and hold first place of the division tied with the United Arms.

(3)Latin Blue vs Les Raymonds(2) S.O

Latin Blue pull out 3-2 shootout win versus Raymonds

The offense was fairly limited as both goaltenders stole the spotlight in this contest. F.Vigliotti was stellar expect for one whole minute when M.Deninno and N.Richer-Bond scored late in the second period for Les Raymonds. On the other side of the court, A.Mancini was just as solid. P.Gomez and D.Ugaldez were the only two players to beat the lanky net minder. After a scoreless third period and overtime frame, both sides tried their luck in the shootout. The only success came-from G.Cerroni of Latin Blue. The forward came through notching the lone tally to give his club the slight edge. Les Raymonds managed to capture a key point against a team that started to get hot with three straight wins.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Sebastien Lavoie of the Spartans. His two goals and two assists that included the overtime winner caused havoc all game long for the HC Inter.

Saturday March 4

(2)Reapers vs Les Raymonds(3)

M.Deninno scores twice as Les Raymonds top Reapers 3-2

Defenseman M.Deninno corralled the ball at centre court, and riffled a rocket top corner right behind net minder J.Blackman. Les Raymond’s quarter back highlighted a three goal outburst that included two tallies and one assist for a 3-0 lead. Then, it was the Reapers turn to take charge. The trailing side battled back netting two straight goals by PJ Gauthier and J.Arsenault to eventually pull within one. That left eight minutes for the equaliser which was more than enough time. Unfortunately, the defence tightened up and the goaltending remained sharp as J.Furtado made sure to protect his cage with caution. The win gives Les Raymonds an important three points as they are trying to avoid lingering in the cellar of the standings.

(7)United Arms vs RBK Knights(2)

Teams trending in opposite direction go the favourite’s way

The RBK Knights, who took it in the chin on Saturday afternoon, are starting to run out of time. Of course it didn’t help that they had to face off against a team that’s been very consistent all season long. But no matter who the opponent, it’s the end results that are required. The RBK Knights felt like they were playing in quick sand unable to generate much in the goal scoring department. The United Arms only got on board as of the second period, but once they did, there was no stopping them. Y.Derohannessian was the master mind behind it all. The swift forward carried the play resulting in one goal and four perfect passes. M.Yeramian is always a threat when he shoots, and today wasn’t any different as the veteran d-man blasted two behind the screened RBK Knights net minder. This loss forces the RBK Knights to capture points in at least two out of their three games remaining.