Friday February 22

(6)Brewer's vs Excalibur (4)

Brewers cut momentum to regain control

The Brewers jumped out to great start on Friday night with three unanswered goals. R.Hagen opened the game after being set up by A.Lanni and C.Pirone ,and T.Adamacopoulos along with A.Lanni each scored just prior to the first period ending. For nearly two full periods, the Excalibur had nothing going for them unable to solve G.Platanitis. But with a chance to get on board due to a power opportunity, A.DiPerna was able to end the drought. That tally triggered something that saw V.Mancini and S.Ruggiero score early in the third period to level the game at three goals apiece. It looked like momentum was going to carry the Excalibur throughout most of the frame but it wasn't the case at all as the Brewers regained control of the match on three straight markers. T.Adamacopoulos used his second to snap the tie, and the Brewers never looked back adding two more insurance markers-from M.Cohen and T.Michalidis.

(4)Devil Dawgz vs The Pillows(5)

Pillows hang on to nail biter

Digging yourself in a 4-1 hole after two periods is certainly not a good recipe for winning games. The Devil Dawgz knew they needed to start on time to at least keep the game closer in order o have a chance to win on Friday night. And despite being out of it, they nearly pulled the rug from-under the Pillows feet for how ell they played in the last stretch. With the help of P.Paikopoulos's hat trick, the Devil Dawgz had just over two minutes to try and tie the game. By that point, the Pillows felt like they were hanging on for dear life, and if not for R.Ricaurte in net, this game would have slipped away. Luckily enough they played well overall for two periods which was just enough to bank points to the standings. Five different players scored that included the winner-from N.Mucci, who used a high blistering slap shot to solve the net minder.

(5)National vs The Family (1)

The Family force National to keep it in full gear

Just when it looked like the National would pull away, this contest remained close, at least for most of the game. Up 3-1 after one period, National was looking to widen their lead but couldn't seem to break G.Maragno and the Family's defence. The only unfortunate part for the Family was that they had the same problem-from their end, which was the inability to beat F.Lamarche. Now, when goaltending is that sharp, trailing from-behind only makes it that much harder. The Family realised this and kept getting frustrated to try and at least pull within one. For well over a period and a half, neither side was able to score. Then, with half a period remaining, F.Metellus finally scored convincing both sides that this game was over. The win came with scoring efforts-from five different players. And despite not finding the back of the net, M.Pinheiro was in a giving mood setting up four teammates.

(7)Killer Wolves vs HBHA(2)

HBHA fail to take advantage of depleted line up

They won't be losing many games this season but this would have been perhaps one that the Killer Wolves would have dropped. After all, they only had two subs versus a decent HBHA squad. But when smart teams apply a simple formula, anything is possible. The Killer Wolves didn't waste energy for nothing while simply waiting for break out chances to get the scoring done. Adding to that, the net minder was absolutely brilliant keeping the HBHA to only two goals. V.Lamrache may have been the ultimate reason why this game spiralled into only one direction. The forward looked like he had a battery pack attached on him where he played the entire game without gasping for air. His speed and relentless endurance rewarded him with two goals and three assists. The Killer Wolves also had Jeremi Brunet cause havoc as the d-man strung three straight markers to put the game out of reach.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Nick Mucci of the Pillows. Quiet but effective, the Pillows d-man made two big offensive plays that included a late winner on a high blistering slap shot.