Colorado Mammoths vs Vancouver Whalers - Game 52
Score: Colorado 1 - Vancouver 3

Starting Line up
Colorado
Left Wing|| Center || Right Wing
Master Maguku|| Steven Stamkos Jr.|| Frontdoor McGraw

Defense|| Defense
Ben Dover || Maverick O'Dooley

Goaltenders
Ekaterina Rudnikova

Vancouver
Left Wing || Center || Right Wing
Conklin Owen || Jon Ross || Ace Redding

Defense || Defense
Theodore Graham || Connor MacDonald

Goaltenders
Triforce Link

HERE. WE. GO.

So here we have our 4th meeting this season by these two teams. The Mammoths came into this game having lost the previous 3 meetings, being outscored by the Whalers 13-7. They are still looking for their early season success and are hoping to use this division match up to hopefully turn around their fortures. From interviews ahead of the game it seemed as they were posed to come out of the gate swining and using the Whalers inability it seems some games to properly generate shots.

1st Period
1. Colorado Mammoths , Frontdoor McGraw 4 (Steven Stamkos Jr., William Goddard) at 3:59 (PP)
Catching the Whalers on an aggressive PK the Mammoths pushed back quickly and with a nice little back and forth with the puck are able to squeek one through Link early in this game. The game seemed like maybe this was the one that the Mammoths would push back the whalers and with this early goal seemed to set an early tone on their bench.

2. Vancouver Whalers , Conklin Owen 6 (Jon Ross, Ace Redding) at 14:53
After suffering some of the barrage of the Mammoths the top line of Whalers found themselves on a rush back the other way and through a beauty pass and hard stop from Owen they were able to tuck this one home to tie the game up and hopefully sap some of the momentum of the Mammoths heading into period 2 soon.


2nd Period
3. Vancouver Whalers , Adam Kaiser 2 (OG Bobby, Corey Bearss) at 9:19 (PP)
The one thing that seemed to keep the Whalers in this game as it ran later and later is their usually dominant powerplay and with the few oppertunities the Whalers had they made sure to capitalize. Kaiser found himself a little bit of room open down the side and let one rip Squeeking it by the Mammoths goaltender.


3rd Period

4. Vancouver Whalers , Connor MacDonald 3 (Jon Ross, Conklin Owen) at 7:07 (PP)
Again the Whaler struck on the powerplay. MacDonald this time showing off his skills with his shot on the man advantage threading the puck through the defender and wristing the puck home. If it weren't for timely goals like this the game would have been a different story.

Post game Report:
Even with the Mammoths abosolutely dominating in shots over the Whalers by an almost 3-1 ratio, the performance of Link and the Whalers powerplay took what opportunities it had to put this game away. The Mammoths are now 0-4-0 vs. the Whalers this season being outscored 16-8. Will they find an answer for their conference rivals before the season is done? We shall have to wait and see.
3 Stars
1 - Triforce Link (VAN) .969% ||W 5-2-0
A super human effort to keep this game what it was. More than deserving of the 1st star for this game, Links back must be sore after carrying his team through this game to victory.
2 - Conklin Owen (VAN) G: 1 || A: 1 || PTS: 2 || Minutes Played: 16:11
Tucking a goal in, and setting up another while continuing to play some good minutes Owen was able to chip in where needed to push his team to victory.
3 - Jon Ross (VAN) G: 0 || A: 2 || PTS: 2 || Minutes Played: 21:46
If there was a cookie monster version of someone who eats up minutes that would continue to be Jon Ross for the Whalers. Serving up goals like he's trying to make tips, this Center keeps pushing this team towards W's with his presence on the ice.

Team Stat
Colorado Mammoths - Hits : 17 - Faceoff Wins : 31 - Blocked Shots : 5 - Penalty Minutes : 8
Vancouver Whalers - Hits : 16 - Faceoff Wins : 45 - Blocked Shots : 9 - Penalty Minutes : 20