Comment 1:

Goalie Glimpse
This game featured two excellent showcases of goaltending, one from each team. Cillian Kavanagh for the Knights put up a valiant effort in the loss, as his team got brutally out shot. For the featured goalie, I am going with Detroit's second year backstop, Oleg Igorevich Burov. The backup goaltender is in the middle of an incredible 6 game win streak, and showed why Detroit is having that much success now. He turned away 17 of the 18 shots he faced, and was rock solid for the Falcons. With the Falcons playing such an offensive game (particularly in the first and third where they out shot the Knights 12-5 and 14-6 respectively), Burov had to contend with a few breakaways - turning away them all. The lone goal he let up was halfway through the second period when Kelowna was on the power play. 

Comment 2:

Rookie of the Game:
Despite 12 rookies playing for Detroit, and five for Kelowna, this choice was easy. Rookie of the year runaway (and the better looking half of "Fredward") Edward Williams had yet another dominant performance for the Falcons. Torching the SMJHL as a rookie this year, Williams tallied his third assist on Jmac NCheese's goal 1:38 into the game, and later added his fifth goal of the year on the power play later in the third. Williams won 13 of 24 face offs he took, and played 18:09 of ice time for Detroit. He had two shots and two hits, and was impossible to miss every time he stepped onto the ice. Look for Williams to continue the hot streak as he takes a run at the ROY, as well as the rookie scoring record.

Comment 3:

Shot Block of the Game:
Directly off the face off to start the third period, Kelowna had a dangerous chance. Within the first 12 seconds of the third, the Knights took three shots rapid fire at Burov. The second shot by Andrey Barbashev II was blocked by rookie defenseman Jack Kanoff from Detroit. With Detroit only up by one goal at the time, this shot block helped ease the onslaught by the Knights, and allowed Burov to recollect himself and stop the play shortly after for a breather. Burov gave Kanoff an appreciative tap on the shin pads as they lined up for the face off, as I am sure that he felt overwhelmed so soon into the period. After that shot block by Kanoff, it was smooth sailing for the Falcons, as Williams added to the lead, and they were never in serious danger again. Goes to show how one key shot block can change the tide of the game!