UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Whalers by 1
OVER/UNDER:	7

Tuck comes into this game with a 5-4 record (last weeks forfeit didn't help them) sitting in fifth place and looking to start the new year out right. Tuck is led by Jed McDonald (6th in points), Will Collins and Dan Rosen in net with a league leading 2.63 save percentage.


The Whalers come into the new year as the only team to not have a win in the 2014-2015 season with an 0-9 record. The Whalers have played well and lost some really close games. They are led by Scotty Shaw, James Kerrigan and Woody Redpath.

If the Whalers have a full roster this game is going to be close, although Tucks record doesn't reflect who they can be with the best goalie in the league. The Whalers will take this game 4-3 and start the new year out right!

The second game of the night features Tuck who comes into this game with a 5-4 record (last week"s forfeit didn't help them) sitting in fifth place and looking to start the New Year out right and The Whalers who come into the New Year as the only team to not have a win in the 14/15 season. The Whalers came out hungry and pressuring Tuck from the drop of the first faceoff, the Whalers had multiple chances in the first couple minutes but they couldn"t find the back of the net. At 11:43 the Whalers Patrick Riley was able to finally get one past Rosen when he took a shot and was able to get his own rebound to stuff it past Rosen, 1-0 Whalers. Tuck pushed back but even with two power play opportunities were not able to get one past Kenny Lallier. The period ended with the Whalers up 1-0 as Lallier had 9 saves and Rosen had 13.

The second period saw Tuck come out hard and pushing for the tying goal. At 12:05 in the period they thought they had tied the game but the goal was called back due to kicking motion. With a chip on their shoulder Tuck pushed back and at the 8:23 in the second period they tied the game on a Spencer Vaughn goal as he took a shot low on the ice that Lallier couldn"t see through a screen. The Whalers continued to fight back as they ended up peppering Rosen with 15 shots but none of them would find the back of the net. The period ended 1-1 heading into the final frame.

In the third period both teams came out looking for the lead and both teams had plenty of chances but neither would score early. Then at 10:29 in the period Conrad Trimbath set up Johnny Mathias who took a shot low on the ice that beat Lallier putting Tuck up 2-1. Tuck didn"t stop there, on the insuming play Conrad Trimbath scored at 9:55 putting Tuck up 3-1. At this point it looked like Tuck had taken control of the game, but just 26 seconds after going up 3-1 the Whalers James Kerrigan pulled the Whalers within in a goal at 9:29. Kerrigan was set up by Ryan Foss who had blocked a shot and flipped it out perfectly splitting the defense and sending Kerrigan in on a breakaway. Both teams continued to push for the next goal and in doing so the Whalers were able to get to two power plays late in the game but they were unable to capitalize on them. Tuck was able to hold on for a 3-2 win as Rosen finished the night with 37 saves and he was the difference in this game.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
WHL	11:43	Goal	Riley, Patrick(3)	Assist(s): none
TCK	05:15	Penalty	Collins, Will(2)	2 minutes for Interference
WHL	04:01	Penalty	Shaw, Scott(4)	2 minutes for Cross Checking
WHL	01:58	Penalty	Stallsmith, Jonathan(1)	2 minutes for Cross Checking
2nd PERIOD
TCK	08:23	Goal	Vaughn, Spencer(1)	Assist(s): Kremer, Alexander(1)
3rd PERIOD
TCK	10:29	Goal	Mathias, Johnny(2)	Assist(s): Trimbath, Conrad(6)
TCK	09:55	Goal	Trimbath, Conrad(5)	Assist(s): none
WHL	09:29	Goal	Kerrigan, James(4)	Assist(s): Foss, Ryan(1)
TCK	05:50	Penalty	Widell, Marcus(5)	2 minutes for High Sticking
TCK	00:00	Penalty	Widell, Marcus(6)	2 minutes for Hooking

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