Comment 1: Early Start

Detroit has to be able to get out to a better start than this. The Falcons allowed 2 goals in the first period, which does not sound that bad on the surface, until you look a little closer and realize that they completely collapsed towards the end of the period. They could have very easily went into the intermission with a tied game, or perhaps even a lead had they been so lucky, but instead they went into the break in play scrambling to find a response to what can only be described as a poor first period for the Detroit faithful.

Comment 2: Special Teams

The first period was clearly a special teams win for the Armada on the power play, and they continued to put their special teams prowess on display as they completely shut down the Falcons on the penalty kill throughout the second period. The Armada absolutely crushed the Falcons' hopes of making a comeback in the middle frame, extending their lead to 3 goals. For the Falcons, you absolutely can not expect to win a game when you can't keep the puck out of your net on the penalty kill and when you can't PUT the puck in the net on the other end of the ice when you have a man advantage.

Comment 3: Center Ice

Anchorage center Santtu Rasanen put on one hell of a show during tonight's game. He finished the game as the highest rated skater and notched a couple of assists. He was strong at the faceoff dot and was able to post respectable possession numbers. Another Armada center, Vyskoc, was a beast at winning the puck at the draw tonight. He won 14 of his 16 draws, helping the Armada secure the win. The Falcons have to be better up the middle of the ice than this if they want to have success.