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UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

January 10th, 2012 - 8:00PM
Union Arena - Woodstock, VT
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Game ID: 807

Nordiques Battle Tuck To 4-3 Win.

The Nords and Tuckies faced off in another UVHL classic that saw a fast, clean hockey game go down to the wire. The Nordiques were missing their star goaltender Johnny "Temper Tantrum" Turner, but saw some exceptional service from the Brewer's Matty "Batty" Albertazzi who stood tall and stopped 25 of 28 shots for the win.

Tuck saw a huge night from Brandon "Harry" Harrington who lit up Albertazzi and the Nordiques for all three goals. The Nordiques saw Greg "The Butcher" Marsh fillet Tuck's Benny "The Tower" Dower for a pair of goals. Both players earned first and second stars of the game respectively, and Albertazzi was honored with the third star for his performance.

Harrington scored just over eight minutes into the game from his BFF Josh "Cherry" Cherney who assisted on all three goals. Marshy cleaned up a rebound with 4:40 to play on a point shot from Shawn "McPimpin" McDermott that was tipped by Ian "Toothless" Coates.

On the ensuing faceoff at center ice, the Nordique's forwards turned the puck over at Tuck's blue line and proceeded to allow Tuck to attack 3-on-2 the other way. Cherney fed Harrington who patiently carried the puck in as his wingers crashed the posts, leaving Harrington all alone in the slot where he deposited the puck off the post and in as if he could do it with his eyes closed.

Eric "The Kriz" Krivitzky tied the game with 2:09 to play in the first period on a blooper goal where he dumped the puck in on net from the blue line. Tuck's goalie Benny Dower seemed to have a bit of a brain fart, came out to play it and watch it slide right past him into the net.

END OF THE FIRST: 2 apiece

Marshy scored the only goal of the second period and the Nordiques killed an abbreviated 5 on 3 to close out the period and maintain the lead.

END OF THE SECOND: Nordiques 3, Tuck 2

The Nordique's added an insurance goal with 12:04 to play on a "Fierce" Pierce Mayhew snipe. Dower shut down a breakaway attempt by Ian Coates with seven minutes to play, and then the Nordiques went into defensive mode trying to protect the two goal lead and Tuck turned up the offensive heat.

After a timeout called by Tuck with just under 5 minutes to play the Nordique's Kelly "Plus Minus Nightmare" Park was heard telling his team, "Just play smart, shut down Harrington, keep an eye on him, don't let him out of your sight." On the ensuing play Park definitely kept an eye on Harrington as he turned Park inside out down the near boards and beat Albertazzi five-hole to cut the Nordique's lead to 4-3.

Tuck couldn't add another goal to force the game into overtime, and the Nordique's road out the 1 goal lead to a win. The Nordiques needed that win after getting dismantled by the Gamblers last week, and despite the loss, Tuck played a solid game and shouldn't hang their heads.
LEAGUE PICK 'EM
 73%
Nordiques
27% 
Tuck
11 PICKS
THREE STARS

Brandon Harrington

GOALS: 3
POINTS: 3

Greg Marsh

GOALS: 2
POINTS: 2

Matt Albertazzi

GA: 3
SAVES: 25
SAVE%: 0.893

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