Tuesday November 7

Penguins find a spark to overcome four goal deficit

(5)Sharks vs Penguins(6)

It didn’t take long for the Sharks to put the Penguins on their heels. A pair of quick goals by R.Santosuosso and D.Greco set the tone as the Sharks meant business to kick start their night with the Penguins. Even though the Penguins battled back to pull within one, the Sharks would continue to press and play ahead. At one point, they led 5-2 just shy of the mid way point of the game. Nothing seemed to be going right for a team that couldn’t get their offense going. Sometimes, it takes one big shift to turn the tides. With A.Martin and A.Angelis scoring a minute apart, the Penguins found renewed energy to suddenly pull themselves within one. The game went through a scoring drought for almost fifteen minutes which didn’t bother the Sharks so much since they were still ahead. But an unfortunate penalty by the Sharks enabled the Penguins to level when M.Zuccaro made sure to bury his chance. All of a sudden, the contest is tied with all the momentum favouring the Penguins. It took four minutes after the penalty shot goal for the Penguins to strike once more. This time,. B.Travisano found the back of the net giving the Penguins their first lead of the night. The Sharks, determined to salvage the game, pull their goalie for the extra attacker in the dying minutes. Unfortunately, the few shots attempts couldn’t get through the layers of players in front of B.Verducci, who stood tall stopping everything his way.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Ben Verducci of the Penguins. It wasn’t the start he preferred, but the net minder stuck with it, and went perfect for over half the game which helped his club bounce back and mount a nice little comeback.

Ducks bounce back on game changing shift

(5)Canucks vs Ducks(6)

Slowly but surely, the Canucks came out showing more purpose and energy versus the Ducks. D.Carlucci and T.Perluzzo had each scored twice, and the Canucks looked in fine shape carrying a 5-2 lead. While everything appeared to be going according to plan for the Canucks, something needed to give for the Ducks if they planned on bouncing back. The Ducks were stuck trailing by three goals as they tried to figure out a way to get something going. As the game entered the 35 minute mark, the Ducks had a game changing shift scoring three markers in only two and a half minutes. The Ducks manage to break through the Canucks defence while winning some one on one battles that would turn into high end chances. All three tallies came-from the forward line.  Now that the Ducks pulled ahead 6-5, the rest of the ten minutes was focusing on playing a tighter defensive game. Every player understood their role to make sure and pick up a player. Adding to all that, A.Benedetto was there as the last line of defence making crucial saves. The Ducks didn’t have their best game, but used one big moment during the contest that turned the tides in their favour.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Danny Galloro of the Ducks.  With two big goals and a nice feed for the game winner, D.Galloro was a big part of the Ducks comeback victory over the Canucks.