Most teams rely on their stars to take control of the game and come up big when they are needed. However, in this game between the St.Louis Scarecrows and the Newfoundland Berserkers their third and fourth line came up big. Scarecrow’s third line winger Kriss Darzins scored the Scarecrows’ first goal of the game which tied the game at 1. It was certainly a greasy one as the Scarecrows’ third line was able to carry the puck from their end to dump it in. After winning the puck in the corner, Darzins was able to tip a shot on net and it squeaked past Amundsen. It was as if time was slowed down as Amundsen only realized where the puck was when it was too late. Then, the Scarecrows’ fourth line showed up with a goal by rookie William Lockwood to take the lead. The Berserker’s bottom six players certainly weren't quite either in this game as their rookie fourth liner Niccolo Livius scored on the powerplay to tie the game for his team. While it is clear that top line players are expected to lead the team, it is truly the entirety of the team that is needed if teams expect to remain competitive. This is especially true when top line players go quiet.

 

This game between the St.Louis Scarecrows and the Newfoundland Berserkers found two hot goaltenders going head to head against each other. In the net for the Scarecrows, Elizabeth Doyle had a record of 2-0-1 with an incredible goals against average of 0.65. Her opponent certainly was not too bad himself as Cale Amundsen of the Berserkers had a record of 2-1-0 with a goals against average of 1.95. Between the two goaltenders, the shots were pretty even as Doyle faced 30 shots as Amundsen faced 29. Ultimately, it was rookie Cale Amundsen that came out ahead only letting in 2 goals compared to the 3 let in by Doyle. For the win, Amundsen came up big in the last minute of the game where the Scarecrows had pulled the goalie for an extra attacker. In the last minute, the Scarecrows had the Berserkers hemmed in their own zone and they had 5 shots in this time period. The most significant save during that minute was definitely the one against Danny Marston where after making two saves prior, Amundsen stoned Marston who had his eyes on an open net. Definitely a great showing for both goaltenders that were able to continue their hot streak moving forward.