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UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

February 23rd, 2016 - 9:30PM
Union Arena - Woodstock, VT
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Game ID: 1131

In the final game of the night we have the Gamblers hosting Tuck. Both teams come into this week off blow out wins, the Gamblers won 9-2 over the Whalers and Tuck won 9-1 over the Nords. In the first period of play the both teams came ready to play and it was the Gamblers who would get on the board first as Topo LaCroix would beat Tuck"s Dan Rosen at the 11:04 mark. After going up 1-0 the Gamblers would get a chance on the power play with 8:14 remaining in the period, while on the power play the Gamblers got some good opportunities but it wasn"t until 6:26 that Goose LaCroix put the Gamblers up 2-0 with his power play goal. The Gamblers and Tuck would exchange penalties but neither team could score on the power play, it was Tucks Shawn Curley that would make the score 2-1 with 2:38 left in the period. Both goalies made 15 saves on the period as they were a big reason the score wasn"t any higher.

In the second period the Gamblers picked up their play but they couldn"t get anything pass Rosen even on the one power play chance they had. Tuck had two power play chances but it wasn"t until the second power play they got late in the second period (2:44) that Tuck was able to tie the game at 2 on a power play goal from Emmanuel Vezina with 49 seconds left in the period. The second period wasn"t any different than the first as the Gamblers out shot Tuck 22-12.

In the third the play was a bit more even as the shots for the period were 15-13 in favor of the Gamblers. Tuck would have two power play chances but the Gamblers dug deep and were able to kill off both chances. Both teams had chances as the period came to an end but this game was going to a shootout to be decided, the shootout went as follows:

Tuck-Emmanuel Venzia- shot, Save Ryan Van Schoick
Gamblers-Jason Gramling-Deke- Save Rosen
Tuck-Conrad Trimbath-deke- Save Ryan Van Schoick
Gamblers- Max Woods- shot- GOAL
Tuck- Will Collins-shot- Save Ryan Van Schoick

The Gamblers win the shootout and the game by the score of 3-2!
LEAGUE PICK 'EM
 0%
Gamblers
100% 
Tuck
1 PICKS
THREE STARS

Max Woods

GOALS: 0
POINTS: 2

Ryan Van Schoick

GA: 2
SAVES: 40
SAVE%: 0.952

Topo LaCroix

GOALS: 1
POINTS: 2

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