Sunday April 16

Sabres massive comeback effort falls short in loss to Kings

(11)Kings vs Sabres(7)

Twenty minutes in, and the Kings gave the Sabres a clinic sparking six consecutive goals. Talk about a disastrous start to your night if you are the Sabres. That’s what happens when you don’t show up right away to play. The Kings outhustled, out competed and simply out matched the Sabres in every category. By that point, something needed to change in a hurry if the Sabres wanted to avoid an embarrassing loss. With M.Taha finally able to stop the bleeding, the Sabres found lightning in a bottle that saw a massive deficit turn into an eventual 6-6 game in the span of only twelve minutes. It was now the Kings that looked like the Sabres during that stretch unable to keep pace with a hungrier opponent. C.Zafiropoulos helped power the comeback netting three of the six goals that saw this contest all tied up with plenty of time left over. The Kings looked like they were in shambles with no solutions on how to slow down a sleeping giant. The mind set was to figure out a way to slow down the Sabres and get the next tally in hopes of turning things around. Luckily enough, M.Scarpetta got their first, and the Kings regained the lead. There was no question that goal sent a wake up call to their bench as they were able to finish strong on five tallies to recuperate after an ugly sequence. R.Marshall made some big plays to cap off a productive four goal game.

The All Mon Coco Ste-Dorothee player of the game goes to Ryan Marshall of the Kings. Many Kings chipped in with so many goals scored, but R.Marshall did have a huge impact converting four times.

M.DaSilva slick shot gives Kraken overtime winner versus Predators

(5)Kraken vs Predators(4) O.T

Back and forth the pendulum went. Just when the Karaken thought that things would have been secured, R.Ricaurte was right there reminding them that it isn’t over yet. The forward tied the game late, and both sides were stuck heading into overtime. Entering a situation where anything can happen, you always hope for the best opportunity to give your self a chance. For a while, neither side budged up until M.DaSilva used a perfect shot that surprised even himself. Throughout the entire game this contest traded leads. The Kraken got on board first thanks to D.Lipinski. Then, the Predators took over with two quick goals by D.Boulerice and H.Psaroudis. Unable to hold their lead, it was the Krakens turn to respond on a pair right before H.Psaroudis levelled the game 3-3 for the Predators. The two sides would exchange one more tally until M.DaSilva got the most important goal that finally settled this contest. The Kraken saw five different players chip while the Predators relied on Harry and R.Ricaurte for offense as the two players collected three points each.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste-Dorothee player of the game goes to Marc DaSilva of the Kraken. The unlikely hero scored a highlight reel goal to decide matters for the Krakens 5-4 overtime win.

Panthers tried to catch up but couldn’t make enough ground

(10)Blackhawks vs Panthers(8)

Maybe the defence and goaltending wasn’t at its best, but that didn’t bother the Blackhawks to much since they were the ones playing in front. As long as you have control of the situation, than you can decide how you want to play it out. The run and gun style favoured the Blackhawks as their wild horses were let loose scoring almost at will. Many contributed with F.Santone leading the charge up front bagging a hat trick along with three assists. M.Capalbo looked to fit right in as the young talent also buried a hat trick while his mentor E.Capalbo demonstrated how to score on penalty shots by converting twice. While the Blackhawks had the control of playing in front, the Panthers made an interesting late push scoring four times in the final ten minutes. J.Melo showed no quit in his game scoring three of the four late goals. R.Lendrum had a pair of early tallies and F.Debs chipped in with three points also for the Panthers. The Blackhawks were able to do well in the penalty shot department. Apart-from E.Capalbo’s two early goals, F.Santone was credited the winner on a late breakaway that just got by the Panthers net minder.

The Allo Mon Coco ste-Dorothee player of the game goes to Frank Santone of the Blackhawks. It was just one of those nights for F.Santone. There is talk that his espresso before the game fired him up giving possibly no other explanation on how he collected an impressive six points that included a hat trick and the game winner.

Wild take over after slow start, end 5 game losing streak

(9)Wild vs Islanders(5)

The Wild were looking to put things in order after last weeks sad state of affairs. Although it didn’t appear to be addressed early on, the Wild slowly but surely took over as the game progressed. This was a contest that the Wild’s big guns needed to show up. Anytime you have a M.Destounis to your line up, expect the offense to roll. Tonight, the slick passer went tape to tape several times that saw five convert into goals. C.Roberts placed himself at the right spot and cashed in three times while S.Tomasetta chipped in with a pair. While some may think that P.Santullo greased the commissioner for his four points, many witnesses testify otherwise as they saw him first hand collect them on merit. There was nothing on the house for his performance. P.Santullo did it himself which is what’s required-from your leader. Finally, they were able to put out a good game that ended a five game losing streak. The Islanders got some of their production-from L.Houle, who scored twice and B.Monette that was able to collect three points.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste-Dorothee player of the game goes to Marino Destounis of the Wild. When M.Destounis decides to turn it up, than look out no matter who you are. The forward is a magician with the ball, and will make any line mate look like a natural goal scorer.

Draft league legend B.Panarello rescues Flyers with OT winner

(9)Flyers vs Red Wings(8)

If this was just a little bit more than  a 48 minute contest, the Red Wings would have likely prevailed in the end. The Flyers aren’t as quick or in shape compared to the Red Wings, but have enough hockey smarts to do the right plays. Most of their energy was spent in the first twenty one minutes or so where they rattled off six goals. E.Allen, although one of the older players has the stamina and speed of a twenty year old. The veteran was crazy good causing most of the damage that included four goals making one look nicer than the other. The problem for the Flyers was that they had to keep challenging a side that would not stop running along with a nice skill set. Eventually, the take over become more and more evident as they kept dictating the pace which can only lead to a ton of chances. Those quality opportunities translated into five goals in only five minutes. Z.St-Martin was the catalyst behind it as the forward notched three in a row in only three minutes. Once M.Elfara evened the score for the Red Wings, the two sides went on a scoring drought despite the amount of chances generated. S.Morante of the Flyers along with R.Testa of the Red Wings played a major role in net for why this thing ended up in overtime. The sudden death frame is composed of four on four play which opens up the court even more . And considering how the action kept going back and forth, it became a question of who would get there first. That’s when B.Panarello seized the moment by being at the right place to tap in a rebound for the winner.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste-Dorothee player of the game goes to Errol Allen of the Flyers. Defying natures laws, E.Allen flies like a Boeing 747 making any defence very hard to contain his speed. The Flyers were glad to see him produce six points that saw four come-from his blade.