Thursday May 30
National run out of gas with short bench vs Left Overs
It's perhaps what came to be expected when one team stacked with players goes up against a short bench. The Left Over's,although not familiar with one another showed immediate chemistry in their season debut. Both their wins came due to constant pressure, high energy and the will to battle until the very end. That was especially the case in the second encounter where National led 3-0 after one period. Normally a team like National wont falter such a lead, but it became clear that as time went on that they just didn't have the drive to kill off the clock. The Left Overs kept battling, and in doing so were rewarded with four straight goals to complete a massive comeback. A pivotal moment occurred when K.Miraldo tallied shorthanded to pull his team within one. Then, once G.DeMarinis scored to tie the game, Y.Leroux brought it a step further by providing the winner leaving just over a minute on the clock.
(5)Left Overs vs National (3)
(3)National vs Left Overs(4)
Family stuck enduring long night with short bench
The Family's only hope to get any sort of positive result was to zone up and rely heavily on A.Mascitto to make an abundance of saves. That just isn't a good way to start off your season against a team like the HBHA. But sometimes teams are stuck rotating a short bench like in the case of the Family. Unfortunately, they couldn't put up a strong effort long enough in the first encounter. The HBHA ran up the score en route to an easy 8-2 victory. The second match however was closer but still far-from what the Family hoped for. They did manage a quick goal courtesy of K.Kolakowski. Despite falling behind early, the HBHA felt confident about their chances moving forward. It took seven minutes-from that point on for M.Pololos and K.Koutsogiannopoulos to score 40 seconds apart. K.Koutsogiannopoulos would go on to add his second while M.Pololos collected his third point of the game to solidify a second straight victory.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Kevin Miraldo of the Left Overs. The steady defenseman was involved in every area of the game. Aside-from his expected ability to break up plays, K.Miraldo provided plenty of offense as well resulting in a four point night.
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