UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Jacks by 2
OVER/UNDER:	6

The Lumberjacks come into this week tied for second place in the league with a 2-1 record and they are riding a two game winning streak after beating the Whalers last week. The Jacks are getting solid goaltending from Zach Lary who has a 2.67 save percentage which is second best in the league. The Jacks are led offensively by Jordy McGee and Christian Henault with 3 points a piece.

The Gamblers come into this game with a 1-1-1 record after a tough loss to Ramunto's last week. The Gamblers are led by Matty Marrazzo, Dan Ammel and Topo LaCroix. The Gamblers are looking to get back on track as they have been inconsistent this year and looking to find some team chemisty.

This game should be a pretty even game but Lary has been a wall between the pipes and if he can do it again in this game, he will be the difference tonight. The Jacks win this one 4-2.

The Lumberjacks came into this game with a 2-1 record looking to keep their winning streak going; meanwhile the Gamblers are still looking for team chemistry and someone to start leading the way. Both teams came out hungry and looking for that first goal to set the tempo. The Jacks pressured the Gamblers early and go lots of opportunities but Ryan Van Schoick made some big saves. After making a nice save at the 12 minute mark, the Gamblers turned the puck up ice to Max Woods who broke in offensive zone with a 2 on 1 with Ethan Gage, Woods hit Gage back door with a nice pass and Gage beat Alex Kremer high glove side for the game"s first goal. The period continued with chances at both ends but each goalie made numerous saves to keep the score 1-0 Gamblers after one.
The second period started with the Gamblers pressuring hard and looking to take a 2-0 lead but they were able to get the second goal early in the period. The Jacks finally got on the scoreboard at 10:32 with a goal from Jordan McGee as he got a pass from Jake Robinson out of the corner. The Gamblers continued to pressure the Jacks looking to get the lead back, they finally did at 5:55 as Max Woods buried home a rebound on a shot from Topo Lacroix to put the Gamblers up 2-1. The Jacks answered right back just two minutes later tying the game on a goal from Tim Patten and the assist going to Jay Zanleoni. The period ended with score tied and the Gamblers taking a penalty with just 21 seconds left in the period.
The Jacks power play continued over to start the third period an and it took the Jacks just 38 seconds to get a power play goal from Colby Laperle who beat RVS low five hole on a shot from slot. This power play goal got the Jacks going, they scored another goal less than a minute later from Jay Zanleoni . After this goal the Gamblers got into trouble again as they drew another penalty. On the assuming power play the Jacks scored again from Colby Laperle putting the Jacks up 5-2 and scoring three goals in a span of three minutes. The Gamblers didn"t give up as they kept pushing back and scored a goal just 30 seconds after the Jacks scored 3 goals, Gage was on the point and got a pass from Dan Ammel , Gage let the shot go from the point and it pinballed into the back of the net cutting the lead to two. The Lumberjacks answered back again at 9:59 as Sean Murphy beat RVS low stick as he broke in down the boards. The Gamblers were only able to get one more goal at 4:35 from Ethan Gage who was in the slot, he got a nice pass from Ryan LaCroix and he buried it for the hat trick. The Gamblers kept pressuring to get within one goal but the Jacks and Kremer would not allow them too. The Jacks win the game 6-4.
The Jacks played well and were able to capitalize on two out of the four power plays. The Gamblers had trouble staying out of the box and it ultimately cost them the game.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	11:26	Goal	Gage, Ethan(1)	Assist(s): Woods, Max(1)
2nd PERIOD
LMJ	10:32	Goal	McGee, Jordan(1)	Assist(s): Robinson, Jake(2)
GMB	09:14	Penalty	Ammel, Robert(1)	2 minutes for Hooking
GMB	05:55	Goal	Woods, Max(1)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Topo(3) LaCroix, Ryan(2)
LMJ	04:03	Goal	Patten, Tim(2)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(1)
GMB	00:00	Penalty	LaCroix, Topo(3)	2 minutes for Hooking
3rd PERIOD
LMJ	14:22	Goal	(PP)LaPerle, Colby (3)	Assist(s): Gattie, Brian(2)
LMJ	13:31	Goal	Zanleoni, Jay(1)	Assist(s): Lunt, Loren(1) Robinson, Jake(3)
GMB	12:25	Penalty	Bergeron, Ryan(1)	2 minutes for interference
LMJ	11:44	Goal	(PP)LaPerle, Colby (4)	Assist(s): Murphy, Sean(3)
GMB	11:16	Goal	Gage, Ethan(2)	Assist(s): Ammel, Robert(3) Young, Jason(3)
LMJ	09:59	Goal	Murphy, Sean(2)	Assist(s): LaPerle, Colby (1) McGee, Jordan(4)
GMB	09:59	Penalty	Ammel, Robert(2)	10 minutes for Misconduct
GMB	04:35	Goal	Gage, Ethan(3)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Ryan(3) Marrazzo, Matt(2)
GMB	02:24	Penalty	Young, Jason(2)	2 minutes for Slashing

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