Tuesday October 17

D.Galloro sets tone right away with natural hat trick, Ducks feast on some Shark fin

(10)Ducks vs Sharks(7)

It was a game that will be remembered as the Danny Galloro show. The Ducks superstar delivered a remarkable performance, displaying his incredible scoring abilities by putting five behind the Sharks net minder. Sometimes, its when you score your goals that count . In this particular matchup, D.Galloro took control early netting a natural hat trick only five and a half minutes into the game. Both teams went on to trade plenty of chances as the game kept shifting back and forth. Every time the Ducks thought they had a reasonable gap, the Sharks would respond and keep it close. It was a game that featured a scoring frenzy that kept going on until the final buzzer. The goaltenders were extremely busy, but B.Bellini stood tall outlasting his counter part. In the end, the strong start provided by D.Galloro’s hat trick proved to be the difference in a game that was fairly close.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Danny Galloro of the Ducks. No doubt  he was a big influence in why the Ducks edged out the Sharks. After bagging an early natural hat trick, the sharp shooter added two more to cap off an impressive five goal game.

Penguins pull away after an early close encounter with the Canucks

(13)Penguins vs Canucks(3)

In what happened to be a lopsided tilt, the Penguins asserted their dominance over the Canucks, defeating them with an emphatic score of 13-3. Although the game remained close for a while, the Penguins pulled away with a series of unstoppable offensive plays. The game began with both teams trading goals, and the Canucks initially gave a good fight. They managed to hang in there for a good half of the game. Then, they must of hit a flat tire as the wheels stopped rolling. The Penguins on the other hand were no where close to slowing down as they kept scoring making it difficult for the Canucks defense and goaltender to keep up. Many put up some nice offensive numbers with Z.Giosi rattling off four goals. M.Zuccaro set up many plays collecting a goal and four assists while M.Estrela was equally productive accumulating four more points to her piggy bank. The Penguins took this contest handily on a few reasons, but predominately because of there solid d-core. By breaking up a ton of plays, offense is always generated, and the Penguins had more than their fair share to score a bunch of goals.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Pascal Bolduc of the Penguins. The solid d-man was one of a few players on the Penguins back end to dictate the terms. His defensive awareness along with his quick and smart decision making enabled his teammates to have an easier time converting simple plays into scoring chances.