Tuesday January 2

(5)Ducks vs Canucks(4)

J.Melo’s late heroics seal victory for the Ducks

With the game hanging in the balance, J.Melo seized the moment for the Ducks. J.Melo skilfully redirected a perfect hard pass by S.Panetta to catch B.Verducci off guard. This contest was so close it needed every second of the game in order to decide a winner. The Canucks did however lead 3-1 before the twenty minute mark looking like they had the Ducks on the ropes. Then, in the span of only ten seconds, G.Papadakis and D.Carlucci each buried their chance in order to level. The Canucks would later pull ahead courtesy of M.Lang’s second only to get another very quick response by S.Panetta. Again, the Ducks showed incredible resilience knowing that the next tally would be crucial. It took a good thirteen minutes of scoreless hockey before J.Melo found himself in the right spot to close out the deal. D.Apikian, like his counter part B.Verducci of the Canucks were stellar in net. If not for the two goaltenders, the score line would have looked way different. In the end, the Ducks celebrated a hard fought win that could have gone either way.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Danny Apikian of the Ducks. Masterful between the pipes, D.Apikian delivered for his side making a bunch of key saves to help earn the Ducks a victory.

(3)Penguins vs Sharks(4)

S.Kalaydjian makes his second penalty shot attempt count, Sharks edge out Penguins

In a roller coaster of a contest that kept going back and forth, the Sharks had the final bite by narrowly edging out the Penguins late in the game. As the tension reached its peak, both sides left it all on the rink with so many momentum swings. Eventually, something had to give. After being denied on his first attempt to beating out B.Mourad, S.Kalaydjian made sure to bury his second penalty shot on a hard wrist shot to put the Sharks ahead. No question it came as a crucial goal leaving all but three minutes on the clock. The Penguins had a pair of equal opportunities as well to pull ahead with M.Estrela awarded two penalty shots. Unfortunately, she just couldn’t find enough space to figure out M.Rodriguez. Maybe missing out on some Friday night practices rusted up the hands a little. The net minder never flinched making sure to eliminate any sort of opening for the sneaky forward. The Sharks managed to hold on in the end and won this game because of an overall team effort. Four different players took turns finding the back of the net with S.Kalaydjian leading the way with three big points. Perhaps, the key component was the outstanding display set forth between the pipes by M.Rodriguez. Even his close teammates such as S.Kalaydjian and D.Greco were impressed, which says a lot.

The Allo Mon Coco Ste Dorothee player of the game goes to Miguel Rodriguez of the Sharks. Hungry for a strong performance, M.Rodriguez turned some heads on Tuesday night making all the necessary saves required in order to capture the win.