Thursday November 4

United Arms unable to hold on in the third, settle for draw with Left Wings

(4)United Arms vs Left Wings(4) S.O

With the Left Wings down 3-1 heading into the third period, D.Provost-Jarry’s wrister- from the high slot sailed through an United Arms defence before beating goaltender R.Ricaurte. The goal was later followed-from teammate G.Vouloumanos ,who also wrist it hard to complete the comeback for the Left Wings. Considering the way the United Arms have been playing as of late with their ability to limit their opposition’s offense, it may have come as a surprise that they surrendered two goals. Clearly the Left Wings were fired up, and continued to push the pace while nearly taking it in the overtime period. Some solid penalty killing-from the United Arms forced this contest into a shootout. Both sides exchanged goals in the breakaways while the net minders denied two out of the three attempts keeping the game tied. D.Provost-Jarry faked out Ricuarte beating him on his forehand while Y.Derohannessian took notes-from Peter Forsberg’s patented back hand move to beat D.Matter.

Panthers making it interesting on late push but fall short to Armadillos

(5)Armadillos vs Panthers(4)

The Panthers comeback bid fell short on Thursday night, as the Armadillos earned a close 5-4 victory. K.Kuczmarski and P.Lapointe each scored twice in the win while T.Salberg was an absolute force for the Panthers igniting a hat trick along with an assist. The Armadillos stretched their lead comfortably enough until the third period where things started to shift in favour of the Panthers. Even though they pulled themselves within one, only two minutes and change was left over for the potential equaliser. Experienced  teams know how to close out hockey games, and the Armadillos did just that managing the clock to their advantage. S.Kipopoulos got credited the winner on an early third period goal that stood up just enough for the victory.

Fatal Demons erupt with 4 in first period and never looked back

(2)Horsemen vs Fatal Demons(4)

It showed-from the drop of the ball that the Fatal Demons were ready to play as they torched the Horsemen with four first period goals. There was no doubt the Horsemen weren’t the least bit pleased with their effort in the opening period. Starts like this loosen guys up, they tend to handle the ball with a little more confidence knowing that the bounces are going your way while not being concerned about trying to figure out the net minder. Although the period was well merited, the Fatal Demons started to play a little more on their heels after that. They didn’t generate the shots and chances like in the first period with the Horsemen starting to push the pace, but they didn’t give up much either. The game plan was simple-from that point on by trying to keep the Horsemen to the outside while relying on R.Ranieri to stop some basic shots. Again, M.Mavrouidis continues to find the back of the net adding two more to his total, and the captain P.Santullo delivered the winner on a power play marker.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Patrick Lapointe of the Armadillos. The power forward has been on a tear this week scoring a bunch of goals. Tonight was just another night at the office for Lapointe striking twice while adding a helper.