Feist Snaps Two in St. Lou'

<div align="center">Colorado Mammoths vs. <span style='color:red'>St. Louis Scarecrows
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Game 76

Synopsis
Let's take a quick look at the game

ST. LOUIS -
We come to the 76th game of the S30 SMJHL season where we see the many-new-faced team, the Mammoths (8-11-0), take on the defending champions, the St. Louis Scarecrows (10-6-3).

On to the actual game.

The first period saw the most action by any one team. Eugene Feist struck twice in that opening stanza - one, a rocket that went high over Ekaterina Rudnikova's shoulder, and the second that was a goddamn bar-down-beauty. Shots were 9-8 in favour of the Mammoths. The second period had a glimpse of light for Colorado as sophomore Steven Stamkos Jr. scored his 5th of the year, going five-hole through backup goaltender Kasper Kapanen's legs. Colorado pulled their goalie in the third period and Jasson Visser dumped one into that open net leading to the game final, 3-1 for St. Louis.

HIGHLIGHTS
A look at some of the shiny moments of the game


Feist's first goal. Right over Ekaterina's shoulder and in. This Feist guy is a human-highlight-reel

Feist's first goal opened the scoring and set the tone for the first period. Although Colorado outshot St. Louis, Feist's next level (some might say SHL-level) play allowed St. Louis to have the upper hand. Assists came from Casper Ek and "Bananas" Foster.


Feist's second goal of the night.

The beautiful twang you hear when the puck strikes the top bar is beautiful, iddnit? This goal came in with two seconds left in the first period and on the powerplay. Assists came from Dos Diablo and "Pussy Slayer" Landry.


It was a war to get that empty netter, but they (Jason Visser]) did it.

The empty netter was the last nail in the coffin for Colorado. Although they showed signs of coming back in the second period, they were unable to mount an offense due to St. Louis winning most of the face off draws.

A LOOK AT STATS!
We take a peek at some of the stats in tonight's game, and their importance

40-of-60 or 67%: The face off win/percentage for St. Louis. I think that St. Louis winning a majority of the draws led to the team's dominance over the game. Those face off wins meant more possession time and easier defensive plays to make.

21 v. 13: The advantage of hits that Colorado had over St. Louis. While St. Louis had the lead the entirety of the game, Colorado's strong play on the puck and the man kept them in the game.

4 & 8: The PIMs for Colorado and St. Louis, respectively. The league average for PIMs/GP is 10.35, so this game showed some pretty well-behaved boys and girls. Colorado, however, has a more successful powerplay than St. Louis (19.40% v. 18.70%), so that discipline by both teams was pretty important.

THREE STARS
A look at three impactful players tonight

- Darryl Landry. The pussy slayer himself is making an appearance in our three stars. Landry was an offensive beast. He had a primary assist on the empty net goal and a secondary assist on the Feist's first goal. Along with that, Landry had 2 hits and 1 shot blocked.

- Danny "Bananas" Foster. St. Louis' Enforcer had a very big impact on the game tonight. He had an assist, a shot, 3 hits, and 1 shot block, all while playing 21:25 minutes of the game. Foster also played a majority of the penalty kill time on the team and helped brick 2 of the 3 Colorado penalties.

- Eugene Feist, baby - Feist was all St. Louis needed to win this one. He was a possession hound as well - and only played 13 minutes. He had 2 goals and 4 shots, he also won 9/12 draws to keep the puck in the Scarecrow hands. The game winner is also a pretty important statistic. When a veteran like Feist scores for your team, it rallies you.