<div align="center">Game #35
Prince George Firebirds @ <span style='color:gray'>Colorado Mammoths
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Pregame: Open - Welcome to you tonight in the Mile High City, Denver, Colorado for the halfway point of eight game season showdown of the visiting Prince George Firebirds and the home Colorado Mammoths! It's white jersey night for the Mammoths here in the Pepsi Center as they seek to hold their 2-1 series lead this season over the surging Firebirds in their home reds. After 3 games, Colorado have out shot the Firebirds 57 to 49 and we think that that could be a major turning point for the Firebirds as their shot count has been rising steadily over the last 3 games, which have all been wins.

Pregame: Keys to the Game - With that note, the Firebirds to win this one they have to keep the following points in mind and keep up what they have been doing over the past 3 games to keep this win streak alive.

• Pull Away: The Firebirds have given it their all the last 3 games to get their wins. But it could have easily been 3 losses and not 3 wins (2 OT). Ben Waters stats DO NOT look spectacular at this point in the season, but he has 4 wins in 4 decisions now so you need to give him a firm lead and make sure he gets that 5th win and give him something to lean on.
  
• You Can't Score If You Don't Have The Puck: If the Firebirds can dominate the face off circle then they can dominate in puck possession. The Mammoths just do not have the skill down the center of their lineup to compete with Prince George. The Firebirds need to not take this for granted, if they start giving up the puck then they WILL be in trouble and the series will go in the the Mammoths favor.
  
• Be Aggressive. B-E Aggressive!: Be aggressive. Make the game feel oppressive to them. Keep their shots low and your shots high. If they pull their goalie at the last minute, you put that in net. Be ruthless and shut them down. The Firebirds seem to be having an issue from playing behind, they are falling behind and are playing from there too much and as they should and as a result their last two games were wins that had to come from their last minute efforts. It's always good to put pressure on the opposing team at the last minute to score, but take that and apply it throughout the WHOLE GAME to get better results.
  

Game: Lineup - The teams are coming together for the opening face off and we have the same lines as the last showdown. Prince George with their regulars of Wolf, NoRetornable, and the team leader for points and goals at center, Jakobsson. The assist machines of Monkey and Pollak set to defend Waters in net.

Colorado meets them at center with their standard starters; Stamkos Jr. in the center protected on either side by the top two hitters on the team at the wings, Browski and McGraw. Dover and O'Dooley fill in in the back giving the all clear to Rudnikova in net as the puck is dropped to start the game.

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Post-Game: Firebird Gifs of the Game - In this game, the Firebirds were dominant, even though the score of the game doesn't necessarily indicate that. We're going to look at the following highlights to see what they did well and what they should take forward.

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This little highlight here is what set the pace of the game for Prince George. They weren't laying on the shots, but they were opportunistic with every change they got. Let's see this tapper as NoRetornable makes it 1-0 Firebirds.

Quote:...After an embarrassing possession from the Mammoths with no shots making it to net after 3 solid minutes in the zone, Prince George regroups and heads down the ice looking fine and fresh. Pollak shoots it up to Monkey from their own zone. Monkey sees an opening and will keep it himself, with a little room he moves down. Sees Wolf pushing down for a quick high slot shot. But it seems like it will just deflect low Off Of Dover's Leg RIGHT INTO THE WAITING HANDS OF NORETORNABLE FOR A GOAL! NoRetornable! Rudnikova never saw him coming. NoRetornable gets his first goal of the season and that makes it 1-0 Firebirds!

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This first highlight is as much a feat of skill as it is a huge flash of luck. Wolf gets a no angle pass from Jakobsson and just chips up a prayer to put it in as Rudnikova just NEVER gets that glove up high enough to stop the shot. Let's hear that sweet call...

Quote:...Entering the zone neither team has an advantage, they are both setting up as best they can Obarna is throwing it down low to get off for a quick one-man change to get some rest. Jakobssen fumbles it a bit playing on the boards to keep possession and let the defender get set. Ooohh, Hylytyr might be held there we'll see how the ref reacts as Jakobssen throws it to Wolf who is barely above the line and.. OH THAT'S IN! ITS IN! Wolf put that puck in from the corner of the trapezoid. That no angle shot is in net as it deflects right off the goalies glove. Everyone seems shocked about that one. But it makes it 2-0 Firebirds...

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On the way to this win Waters faced less than 10 shots all night. Nine overall with fourteen more be blocked by his players in front of him. So each shot that made it to him HAD to be saved, let's look in to this highlight and see his night.

Quote:The Mammoths are in the zone now, putting a little unfamiliar pressure on the Firebirds right now. Waters hasn't seen a shot on goal since 17:45 of the FIRST period. The Firebirds shot suppression working wonders here tonight. Yakikov keeps it in and shoots it down low as he goes off. Browski cradles it and heads behind the net. A defender at either side. Browski looks up to his closest friends. Has McGraw if he can get it past the defender. He Does! McGraw Tips The Shallow Pass On The Net. WHAT A SAVE FROM BEN WATERS! FLASHING THE GLOVE! STARING DOWN BROWSKI AND MCGRAW! He stays perfect through this game, only facing 4 shots so far in the game...

Post-Game: Wrap Up/3 Stars - An extraordinary performance tonight from Prince George taking it 3-1 with Ben Waters getting the win. Let's take a look at the three starts of the game to see how it shakes down.

• 3rd Star: Sven Wolf - 1 Goal, 2 Shots, + 1
  
• 2nd Star: Matthew Leetch - 1 Goal, 3 Shots, 3 Hits
  
• 1st Star: Casper Jacobsson - 2 Points (1 Goal, 1 Assist), 5 Shots, 21/29 Face Offs, +2