PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis
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Pickle Juice
Registered Posting Freak Detroit Falcons v.s. St. Louis Scarecrows
Preface: This was the first meeting between these two fierce rivals in season 52. With the announcement of a winter classic as well as an alumni game happening later in the season, both teams were looking to come out of the gate swinging to get a game advantage in the series. This was the first game of the season for both of these teams and the officiating was strict with a total of seven penalties called. The refs were not letting the boys get away with anything out there. First Period The first period was a high scoring period featuring both teams' special teams units. It wasn't even two minutes into the game when the officials called Joakim Ohlund of the Falcons for a roughing penalty. The Scarecrows capitalized on the ensuing powerplay scoring a goal nearly twenty seconds later (Ruslan Zaporozhets' first goal of the year, assisted by Flash Gordon and James Ronlain). Seven and a half minutes into the game, Danny Marston of the Scarecrows was called for a charging minor. As Edward Williams of the Falcons carried the puck from behind the net, it was very clear that Marston took more than 5 strides to make the hit. Williams was uninjured, and made the Scarecrows pay by scoring a powerplay goal moments later, tying the score at 1-1 (goal assisted by Frederick Wanesly and Jmac NCheese). Nearly fifteen minutes into the first period, the Scarecrows were able to establish zone pressure and prevent Detroit from making a line change. A slick pass to Trey Nets from Aron Hernadivic in the slot provided too good of an opportunity to miss for St. Louis, making the score 2-1. Thirty second after the Scarecrows scored, St. Louis defenseman Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette was caught hooking Cal Labovitch as he sped past him at the blueline. The Falcons needed only nine seconds of this powerplay to score as Joakim Ohlund caught a beautiful pass from Paddy Kane Reilly that led to a breakaway goal. 2-2. The Falcons scored 2 goals on 3 shots while the Scarecrows scored 2 goals on 19 shots. Second Period The second period was increasingly scrappy as a combined four penalties were called. Neither team was able to capitalize on special teams despite the frequent chances this period. However, Ruslan Zaporozhets was able to win a faceoff in the Falcon's zone to Danny Marston who promptly fired it in the net giving St. Louis a 3-2 lead. Shots: 12 (Detroit) to 7 (St. Louis) Third Period The game started to slow down by the third period. It was the period with the fewest number of combined shots (9 for the Falcons and 7 for the Scarecrows) and the fewest number of penalties called. With only 35 seconds left in the game and an empty net for Detroit, Luke McMaster won a faceoff in St. Louis's zone, passing it back to Cal Labovitch who took a shot. Doyle was able to stop the shot but coughed up a rebound, giving Khabib Nurmagomedov a chance to shoot. Doyle made yet another spectacular save but coughed up another rebound, giving Guy Oshea an open net to shoot and score. This would tie the game at 3-3 and take us into overtime. Overtime Fatigue for both teams was showing in overtime, as the Falcons registered 2 shots on net to the Scarecrow's 0. No goals were scored and the game went to a shootout. Shootout The first round of the shootout was fruitless for both teams, with Khabib Nurmagomedov missing the net and Ruslan Zaporozhets shooting into the chest of the goaltender. It was a similar story in the second round of the shootout with Kaarlo Kekkonen missing the net for the Falcons and Trey Nets of the Scarecrows making a weak shot for an easy save. The third round of the shootout produced two more saves by each goaltender, as did the fourth round. The fifth round however, featured a game winning highlight reel goal by Borys Franciszek of the Scarecrows, making the final score 4-3 St. Louis. Three Stars of the Game 1 - Ruslan Zaporozhets (STL) (1 goal, 1 assist, +1) 2 - Cal Labovitch (DET) (0 goals, 2 assists, +1) 3 - Trey Nets (STL) (1 goal, 0 assists, +1) |
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PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by Pickle Juice - 02-08-2020, 03:26 AM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by leviadan - 02-08-2020, 12:54 PM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by Ace - 02-10-2020, 12:16 PM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by Nhamlet - 02-10-2020, 10:02 PM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by EricNCSU - 02-11-2020, 01:08 PM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by Paq - 02-12-2020, 10:48 AM
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RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by jeffie43 - 02-15-2020, 10:49 AM
RE: PGS S52: Game 3 Detroit vs St. Louis - by ml002 - 02-21-2020, 06:43 PM
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