This is a monstrous win for us. We struggle throughout the initial part of the tournament, but the Up-and-Comers were finally able to put together a good enough performance to succeed and get the best out of a team that has more experience than us. This time, we were able to play use our strength in a smarter way than we did in the beginning of these matchups. Our biggest advantage against these teams who are filled with older players is that we are faster than them on average, but in the previous game, they were able to outsmart us, and we only ended up getting tired quickly. This time, we started the game fast and use our speed to position ourselves before they were able to find passing lines and this early pressure led to us intercepting the puck multiple times and we were able to score two goals in the first five minutes of the game from turnovers they committed in the neutral zone by transitioning quickly and scoring on the rush. After, these early moments, we were able to sit a bit deeper and contain them for the rest of the game. We added a goal in an empty net late in the third period to get the 3-0 victory.

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