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PGS S47 Game 12 - Halifax vs Anchorage
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(This post was last modified: 04-28-2019, 08:30 PM by frithjofr.)

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PREGAME:
For the second time in three days, Halifax is making the 7,000 plus mile journey across the breadth of Canada to visit Anchorage at home. On opening day, the Raiders were thrashed by a young Armada. Despite outshooting the opposition an astounding 43 shots to Anchorage's 28, the Halifax Raiders fell to a score of 5 goals to 2. Surely they'll seek to claw a few back tonight and set the scores even. The Anchorage Armada, on the other hand, will be looking to keep the ship steady, hoping for a repeat performance by (G) Peter Larson who tallied 41 saves from 43 shots (0.953) just two days ago.

Players to Watch:
Peter Larson, G, Armada : Having posted 0.953 and 0.897 save percentages in his first two starts to the season, Peter Larson has been keeping his team in the fight.
Darnell Johnson, D, Armada : A rookie d-man off to a flying start this season, thus far leading the league in shots blocked and tied with his partner Gabriel Johnson for first in +/-. He had two assists last game against Kelowna and will be hungry for a repeat performance.


Matt Kholin, C, raiders : Matt Kholin scored Halifax's first goal of the season, as well as the game winning goal late in the third period against Anaheim. Matt leads his team in hits as well, stepping up and performing when necessary. Expect him to shoulder some extra weight tonight as Halifax attempts to take revenge on Anchorage.
Josef Kubinec, W,  raiders : Josef scored a goal off of his only shot against Anaheim, having assisted Ricardo Cotalay's goal earlier in the game. Look for him on the left wing tonight waiting to snipe another sitter.


FIRST PERIOD:
Halifax's Mike McKorsy and Anchorage's Peter Larson take their positions in goals, and the puck drops. Anchorage's Xena wins the draw and we're under way. The Armada fire a warning shot early, Olivier Cloutier firing a shot through traffic which is easily swallowed up by McKorsy. Wanting to answer quickly, Halifax forces a turnover on the following drop, blitzing down the ice to put a shot on Peter Larson. Neither team can seem to gain traction, however. Passing seems a particular problem for both teams, losing possession in the offensive zone just as soon as they gain it in most instances. A string of hits through the neutral zone sees the puck change hands four, five, six times in the span of ten seconds, but neither team can capitalize on the opportunity. Five minutes in, and neither team looks to have the other figured out. Late in the 8th minute, the first truly dangerous play of the game erupts, Ekko Van Otter and Xena breaking away for a 2 on 1 for Anchorage. Xena intercepts the puck and passes to Van Otter, already deep in the neutral zone, who tosses it back in for a marauding Xena. A one time shot which deflects as Xena wraps around the net. Van Otter recovers the deflection and puts a second shot just wide of the net, but luckily Xena's there to deflect the puck in. Xena makes it 0-1 for Anchorage, with the lone assist from Van Otter. Looking to answer quickly, Halifax begins to set up in Anchorage's zone. Despite several interceptions and deflections, Anchorage can't seem to evict the Raiders and get a change. Their tired legs catch up to them, the defense rushing for a line change as the puck is forced out of their zone. Halifax's Freddie Sweeny rushes to catch the Armada in the midst of a redeployment, dumping the puck back into the zone, deflecting off of Atlas Rush. Andrej Doskocil retrieves the puck for Halifax and quickly wraps around, sneaking it by Peter Larson as he scrambles, searching for the missing puck. Goal Andrej Doskocil, honors even 1-1, assists Atlas Rush and Freddie Sweeny. One minute and fifteen seconds later, Anchorage answers with an astounding breakaway goal by Tony Ford. Xena wins a draw in the defensive zone and slips the puck up ice on a breakaway to a lone Tony Ford. Skating with speed, Ford makes a last second cut to evade McKorsy's poke and slips the puck between skate and post. Ford puts the Armada back on top, 1-2, Xena with the lone assist. The rest of the period seems to pass relatively quietly, until the dying seconds of the period. The Halifax Raiders bust down the door, storming through Armada's zone. Pass, pass, pass, the puck bouncing around like a pin ball, but Anchorage is smothering the shooting lanes, and the buzzer sounds before Halifax can find any truly dangerous space.
FIRST
raiders HAL 1 - 2 ANC Armada
SHOTS
11 - 9

SECOND PERIOD:
The second period begins with a 5 minute long series of mismatches, starting with an Anchorage penalty at 0:41 seconds, a Halifax penalty at 3:01 and a second penalty to the Armada at 5:11. Despite the power play opportunities, neither team can establish much momentum. Lots of empty skating and missed passes this period as the puck changes ends faster than either team can change lines. Anchorage sees the lion's share of possession, despite giving up several pucks through the neutral zone. The cannons fire, and the Armada keeps up the pressure with a tally of 10 shots on the period, while Halifax struggles to answer back, slipping 3 shots towards the net as they can. Deep into the final minute of the second period Olivier Coultier breaks up a pass through the neutral zone, leading to an odd man rush. A pass to Van Otter, who passes back to Coultier, round and round the puck goes until it's cut out by a reaching Ricardo Cotalay who tries to shove it out of the zone as help arrives. Xena joins Coultier and Van otter in the Halifax zone, keeping the puck in by an inch. It falls to Coultier who one times it on goal. Goal Olivier Coultier, 1-3 Armada with an assist by Xena. The horn quickly sounds once play resumes, ending a slightly one-sided second period. Halifax might consider themselves lucky to get away with only one goal against this period.

SECOND
raiders HAL 1 - 3 ANC Armada
SHOTS
14 - 19

THIRD PERIOD:
Anchorage starts the the period as if they were the team behind, flying into Halifax's zone to launch a brutal assault on goal. Halifax does well to force the puck out of the zone and strike back, swiftly raiding the Armada's zone. In the first minute alone, the puck travels end to end no less then eight times. Neither team seems to be building much possession, instead opting for quick rushes and long passes through the neutral zone. Rather than die down, the momentum seems to build, swinging back and forth from Halifax to Anchorage in time with the puck. A dizzying display of speed and endurance, players flying off the bench in desperation to beat an odd man rush, wingers curling around the boards to delay long enough for the rest of their line to catch up. One might struggle to remember the last completed pass. Finally the puck settles for a face off in the Halifax zone. On a constructed play we see a quick pass back from the point to the line and a one-timer on goal. McKorsy, screened, absorbs the shot but gives up a rebound. A mad scramble as the loose puck finds Tony Ford's stick first. He flicks it just past a reaching McKorsy. 1-4 Armada, Tony Ford assisted by Xena and Coultier. Just as before, given enough time to answer, Halifax shouts back on a constructed play of their own. Following a hooking penalty by Xena, Halifax sets up on the face off, the puck goes one-two-three from Gaspard Boone to Esa Parmborg to Ricardo Cotalay. Shot! Power play goal by Ricardo Cotalay for Halifax, score 2-4. Assists Boone and Parmborg.  Time is on Anchorage's side, and Halifax scrambling to force another late goal, but at even strength the task seems impossible. Anchorage's defense smothers any attempt to break through the neutral zone, and few pucks that Halifax is able to dump in rattle around the boards and into Armada possession. A far cry from the flying start to the period, the Armada forces the tempo down, choking out the last bit of Halifax's momentum until the final buzzer rings.

FINAL
raiders HAL 2 - 4 ANC Armada
SHOTS
23 - 30

STARS OF THE GAME:
1 - Xena, C, Armada  - 1 goal, 3 assists
2 - Olivier Cloutier, W, Armada  - 1 goal, 1 assists, 6 shots on goal
3 - Tony Ford, D, Armada - 2 goals

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(This post was last modified: 04-29-2019, 06:28 PM by Mika_Kandinsky.)

Comment #1:

Sibera Sports Player of the Game

A team always looks for their star player to show up big in a game, and  Anchorage Armada  first line center, Xena, answered the call for this game.  Xena was all over the ice in this game potting a goal, tallying 3 assists for 4 points and ended the night a +4.  On top of all that Xena took a whopping 7 shots on goal.  It was an incredible display by a talented center.  The only criticism would be the hooking penalty Xena took late in the 3rd period.  Siberia Sports player of the game easily goes to Xena from the Anchorage Armada.

Comment #2

Siberia Sports Goaltending Breakdown

Goaltending can make or break a season and can also be the deciding factor in a game.  Halifax would have definitely liked a better performance out of their goaltender Mike McKorsy.  McKorsky put up an underwhelming .867 save percentage letting in 4 goals on 30 shots.  McKorsky was able to stand tall in net on the three penalty kills his team faced, but was weak when it came to 5v5 play.  On the other hand, Anchorage's Peter Larson put a strong game together for his team.  He posted a .921 save percentage letting in 2 goals on 21 shots.  He did let one by on the power play, but was solid in 5v5 play.  Larson gave his team the chance to win and improves to 2-0-1 on the season with a save percentage of .913 on the season so far.

Comment #3

Siberia Sports Play of the Game

Coaches always stress getting to the front of the net and playing in the dirty areas.  When your star player plays from the net front and gets rewarded, you can't help but feel good.  The Siberia Sports Play of the game is the opening goal of this bout where top line center for Anchorage, Xena got in front of the net and tipped a shot by Ekko Van Otter into the net.  A great display of grit, determination, and hand eye coordination opened up the scoring for Anchorage and thus began a 4 point night for the star player.  A great example of getting pucks and traffic to the net and creating havoc around a goaltender.

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(This post was last modified: 04-30-2019, 03:29 PM by PenKnight.)

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Comment #1:The Undisputed First Star
You have to give props to the Armada for their performance today, but it Xena who really stole the show. Having a hand in every goal Anchorage scored, with a goal and three assists, she has really stepped up today. She was the most iced forward for the Boats today, having played nearly 21 minutes of ice time, and she was very hungry to find the net, taking 7 shots in the game. Xena and her top line performing will be absolutely crucial for the Armada to have success this season, so both her and captain Olivier Cloutier putting up multi-point games is music to the ears of Armada fans.

Comment #2:A Tale of Two Netminders
Goaltending was another important part in this game turning out the way it did, as the hosts enjoyed their goalie's showing way more than the visitor's enjoyed their's. Peter Larson saved a very respectable 21 of 23 shots on the match for a .913 save %, and made a few key saves to keep Halifax from gaining any momentum. As for Raiders goalie Mike McKorsy, despite having the larger workload on the night, he had a far from ideal performance. Allowing 4 goals on 30 shots, for a .865 save %, McKorsy had a game that he will want to have back.

Comment #3: Top-Heavy Armada
In a game where Xena dominated the show, being directly involved in every goal, it's easy to miss a bit of an issue the Armada had in this game: a total reliance on their top unit. Despite scoring 4 goals, only 4 players actually got points on the night, with Xena (4), Cloutier (2), Tony Ford (2) and Eko van Otter (1) being the quartet. While it is great for Anchorage that Xena had such an imposing performance, the lack of support for the top line should be a bit of a warning sign that shouldn't be brushed off. Relying on one player or line for offensive production is not a sustainable strategy, so we will see if the Armada feel the need to shake up their units a bit.

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(This post was last modified: 05-18-2019, 01:28 PM by nubbedindaribs.)

Comment 1

Xena Displays Offensive Acumen

Xena showed off his extreme offensive talent this game by registering a point on all 4 of Anchroage's goals. With 1 goal and 3 assists you could feel that Xena was feeling it tonight. He was driving the play, getting the puck to the players that could score, and dabbling in a little of the scoring himself. It's a very good sign that one of the Armada's best players is getting going this early in the season. Xena is a generally streaky player so the coaching staff hopes that this is the start of a consistent scoring schedule for him.

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Armada Power Play Disappoints

The star-studded Anchorage Armada power play seemed toothless this game. Although the Armada did not need help from their power play, it seemed like there was a total disconnect between all the players on the ice. Passes to nobody at the point, very little puck movement, and no net front presence. What's the cure for such an anemic powerplay? Is there a coaching change to be needed to help breathe life into a lifeless powerplay, or will a line up swap be enough? The Armada coaching staff and management team has some tough questions ahead of them.

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Comment 3

Halifax Second Line Struggles

The Halifax second line consisting of Esa Parmborg, Josef Kubinec, and Jimmy Slothface proved to be a huge liability against this match against Anchorage. The line combined for a +/- of -10 and only registered 1 point (an assist). For such an offensively oriented line it's a concern that this line struggled against an Anchorage team that has had recent struggles putting the puck into the net. It seems like the line is in limbo between not being able to score and not being able to defend. Going forward this line is going to have to be much better if the Halifax Raiders are going to have a successful season.

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(This post was last modified: 05-21-2019, 10:28 AM by Le_Kris.)

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#1 Comment
While Halifax Riders lost to Anchorage Armada 4:2 and no one of the players recorded a multiple points in this game I pick Gaspard Boone as best player from Halifax team. Recording one assist and positive plus minus in this loss, young Gaspard was a mamace to their opponnets in center winning excactly 50% of them face offs or 10 out of 20. Boone played 18 minutes in this game out of whom 1.40 was on powerplay. For a surprise Boone played 3.22 minutes on penalty kill. Pretty good and well deserved award for third line center in this game.



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On the other side we have to take a look at Eko Van Otters game. Also only recording only one assist but guy was cruical for teams succes in the win recording astonishing plus +4. Might say that Eko is a motor of his line and player to trust in defensivelly wise. Eko Van Otter received a two minute minor for hooking at the start of second period. Pretty similar game time than our other star of the game Boone with allmost 19 minutes and 3 of them on powerplay. Fairly small game time on penalty kill only 5 seconds.

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