A valiant effort from the Berserkers to stay in the game after going down 4-1 in the first period. As you mentioned, Newfoundland ramped up their shooting to put points on the board and it was just not quite enough to send them into OT. But more importantly was shutting down that Carolina offense in those second two periods. 9 shots in the second and just 2 in the third is absolutely insane from the Zerks defense and they should be able to take a lot from this game about what obviously didn't work in the first period and how they were able to adjust in the final 2. All in all the take away from this game is that a 3 goal lead just isn't easy to squander, and boy did the squids try by giving up 2 from power plays in the third. Lots to talk about in the locker room after this one.

Posting up 2 goals, an assist, and penalty, Tom Fiddler was everywhere this game. But the one place it seems he didn't show up was the faceoff circle. Fiddler peddled out an unimpressive 5/21 on faceoffs this game. This definitely contributed to the lack of shots taken because Carolina could just could never get possession of the puck. That's not to say the rest of the centers put on a show... The only standout was MacTavish who is sitting on a cool 71% tonight, and 60% on the season. He's actually sitting at 2nd best FO% in the league. Move this man up to line 2! Or maybe don't be completely reactionary. Maybe just kick Fiddler off the team? In either case, it was big breaks and big breakdowns tonight for Carolina. Could we be seeing some instability forming in this top team? Will it affect their chances going into the second half of the season? Will they ultimately win the battle but lose the war to the Berserkers who will lift their first Four Star Cup this season? Stay tuned.