Prince Daniel James Reigns Supreme

<div align="center">Detroit Falcons vs. <span style='color:yellow'>St. Louis Scarecrows
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Game 92

Synopsis
A look at what happened tonight

We had an intense battle here at the Scottrade Centre tonight. The fiery falcons took on the stationary Scarecrows.

The first stanza had little to no action from St. Louis as they only registered 3 shots on goal in the first 20. Detroit, on the other hand, handily took the offensive upper hand with 10 shots on goal. There were also 6 penalties dished out between the teams.

Detroit and St. Louis finally found their mojo in the second period as both teams combined for 4 goals - 2 aside. Rising Hippo proved his power by scoring his 10th of the year less than two minutes into the period. Akeson scored his 9th, leading to a tie game near the five-minute mark. Metzler scored his 3rd of the year on a Falcon powerplay with a little help from Marc Leclerc. Rivet notched his 7th of the year from Stach and the Pussy Slayer, Landry. Along with those goals, 4 more penalties were dished out.

Our story ends in the third period as Detroit was able to score the game-winner 19 seconds into the period. Prince Daniel James proved to everyone why he is, indeed, the prince that was promised. Moleman improved his point-leading total with an assist on this Detroit powerplay.

A win tonight increases the Falcons record to 13-8-3 while a loss would bring St. Louis to a measly 11-9-3

HIGHLIGHTS
But not the kind in your hair


Rhaegar Targaryen reeling from taking one in the leg

St. Louis really put their body in front of pucks tonight and apparently it wasn't enough, as Detroit still out shot St. Louis 31-20 by game's end.


Rising Hippo starts the scoring, with an assist from Daniel James and Zjang

Rising Hippo, the recent Admiral draft pick, was a juggernaut tonight. He registered 2 shots, 1 goal, and 5 hits in 20 minutes of ice time. His goal set the tone for the Detroit dominance for tonight.


Prince Daniel James' game winning goal

It didn't take him long to score it, but James was able to put away the game winner on behalf of a very tired St. Louis defense. There was a scramble in front of the net, the puck went loose, and Jame found it to put St. Louis away. PDJ went 1-1-2 with 4 shots on net and 1 hit in just shy of 22 minutes of ice time.

STATS
Let's look at significant numbers

8 for 14:20 The number of penalties St. Louis took trying to keep Detroit from increasing their lead and the amount of time Detroit had a man-advantage over St. Louis. Anytime you see a number this severe, you've gotta wonder what got into the players. When a team spends 3/4 of a period on the powerplay, you've gotta control your players - something the St. Louis bench had trouble doing.

1 man, 10 minutes Danny "Bananas" Foster had 10 penalty minutes tonight. I don't want to rehash this, but I believe the Detroit powerplay was what won them the game. St. Louis was hard pressed to start any action when the puck is always in their defensive end. Foster needs to calm down and not take bad penalties. That being said, Foster had a game-high 7 hits and 3 shot blocks tonight, playing just 17:31 minutes.

31 v. 20 The shots tonight. 5 separate Falcons registered 3+ shots tonight and that offensive storm was just what it took to overpower rookie goaltender Wahlgren. And those are just the ones that found the net; 11 Detroit Falcon shots were blocked by the St. Louis defensive core. Detroit needs to continue this kind of play to be a fearsome force in the Western conference.

THREE STARS
Some of the best boys and girls out there

- Rhaegar Targaryen. Rhaegar was one of the biggest reasons why the Detroit lead wasn't increased. He gave his body up to keep his team in it - all while missing his defensive partner. Rhaegar went +1 with 1 shot, 2 hits, and 5 shot blocks, while playing 21:33.

- Rising Hippo. This physical force is what set the tone for the night and kept the pressure on. The second line winger opened the scoring, threw his body, and played 6+ minutes of powerplay time. He is the second star because of his ability to set the tone for a game. No one wants to go after a Hippo.

- PDJ - Prince Daniel James. He was one of the best defensemen in S29 and he's trying to make sure he is the best defensemen this season. Daniel James played 7:44 of powerplay time (out of his 21:56 of ice time), scored the game-winner, and had an assist on the opening goal. PDJ was a player that St. Louis was unable to stop. The offensive defenseman managed 1-1-2, with 4 SOG and 1 hit. All praise be to PDJ.