Friday January 26

(7)Bramabulls vs National(3)

Bramabulls jump on National early for 7-3 victory

With scoring efforts from four different players, the Bramabulls caught National off guard barely twelve minutes into the contest. It was a lead that seemed comfortable up until National made a game of it with three straight markers. By then, the Bramabulls were still up a pair and made sure to erase any sort of doubt by striking twice late in the match. J.Morina and D.Lonardi each scored twice with the two players combining for seven points. Both teams converted on the power play as a few visits to the penalty box were made. G.Follano only let in his first goal towards the end of the second period when F.Metellus finally solved him.

(2)Stones vs Chiefs(4)

Chiefs edge out Stones in sluggish hockey

It's hard to expect any sort of quality when both sides show up with a very short bench. Basically, the game plan is simple and that is to conserve energy and wait for the opportunities to come. The limited action did go back and forth which was ultimately decided in the third period. With the score tied 2-2, the Chiefs took an early third period lead and just hung back forcing the Stones to make their plays. Of course that game plan helps when your net minder is sharp and gets the help of all five bodies in front of him. S.Pare, as long as he sees the ball, will more often than not stop them. Tonight, he showed his dominance once more allowing only two goals on 24 shots.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Stephane Pare of the Chiefs. Despite playing with only one change up, the Chiefs were lucky to have their net minder make the basic saves in order to get the opportunity to edge out the Stones.