Game #33 Montreal Militia (1) vs Detroit Falcons (2)
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<div align="center">Starting Lineups
Montreal Militia
LW- Brennan Kennedy C- Filip Granlund RW- Jason Forbrook
LD- Ilmari Maatta RD- Kristopher Hallfredsson
G- Stephen Harris

Detroit Falcons
LW- Henrik Vikstrom C- Wiljian Zjang RW- Zach Evans
LD- Alexis Metzler RD- Jari Sinikka
G- Sivy McSieve</div>

These two teams have already played 4 times this season, and Detroit has a record of 3-1 against Montreal. The Militia will be hoping to recover from their slow start, with hopes that Nathan Russett will return to his preseason form and Brennan Kennedy can contribute more as their top left winger. Keep an eye out for Alexis Metzler in the Falcons jersey, as he has been red hot all season and should be a driving force for Detroit tonight.

Period 1
Zach Evans scores at 3:33 to put Detroit up 1-0. Assisted Matthew Rossi and Adam Greenholm, this was Evans' third goal of the season.

Period 2
Alexis Metzler scores at 18:48 on the powerplay after the Byron Knox tripping penalty at 16:52 to put Detroit up 2-0. This was Metzler's third goal of the season. Assists from Josh Merica and Sivy McSieve.
Sami Free of Detroit fights Travis Jeziak of Montreal at 7:45. Jeziak wins.
Zach Evans of Detroit fights Filip Granlund of Montreal at 10:29. Evans wins.

Period 3
Filip Granlund puts Montreal on the board at 10:09 to make it 2-1 with assists from Ryan Vas and Brennan Kennedy. This was Granlund's third goal of the season.

Statistical Breakdown

Shots
Montreal: 6-3-10-19
Detroit: 6-6-7-19
Shots were even for the teams, as it was a close game through all 60 minutes.

PP
Montreal: 0 / 2 (0%)
Detroit: 1 / 4 (25%)
Wiljian Zjang spent 4:13 minutes on the ice for Detroit's powerplay, helping them score their second goal of the night.

PK
Montreal: 3 / 4 (75%)
Detroit: 2 / 2 (100%)
Kristopher Hallfredsson played 3:57 penalty kill minutes for Montreal, leading all skaters in PK icetime, which is his main role with Montreal as their best shutdown defenseman.

Faceoffs
Montreal: 43 wins
Detroit: 32 wins
Travis Jeziak won 14 of 19 faceoffs, leading all skaters in faceoff wins tonight. Jeziak is predominantly used as Montreal's faceoff guy, and he did his job remarkably tonight.

Penalties
Montreal: 20 PIM
Detroit: 16 PIM
There were two fights tonight in the second period, but Detroit saw more time on the powerplay and used that to win them the game.

Three Stars
3. Matthew Rossi (0-1-1, +1)
With an assist on the first goal tonight, this rookie helped his team earn another victory against Montreal. He played well on both sides of the puck, and was strong on the backcheck, logging +1.

2. Alexis Metzler (1-0-1, -1)
As expected, Detroit's leading forward helped them earn another victory for their successful season. He scored the game winner on the powerplay tonight, and did a thorough job of wearing out Montreal's defense.

1. Sivy McSieve 18 saves, (0.947)
With a remarkable 18 saves on 19 shots, McSieve is our first star of the game. He did everything right in helping his team win, holding Montreal scoreless for the first 50 minutes of the game. He even tallied an assist on the game winner to confirm his spot on the podium tonight.