UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

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In the first game of the night we have the Gamblers hosting Tuck. The Gamblers are coming off a 4-1 loss last week to the Blues and Tuck is coming off a 10-0 win over the Whalers. This game will be a battle as this will be the Gamblers last game before the playoffs start and Tuck is looking to continue to climb in the standings. The season series split one game a piece, this game will come down to the third period with Tuck pulling off the win 4-3.

In the first game of the night we have the Gamblers hosting Tuck. Both teams showed up with full benches even though the roads were slick. Tuck came out with a lot of intensity early in the game, the Gamblers were able to stay in this game due to the goaltending from Tucker Garrity-Hanchett as he was turning shots away left and right. Neither team would score in the first but there were a total of six penalties called in the period. The score remained scoreless due to both goalies playing very well.

In the second period Tuck came out just as fast as they started but it was the Gamblers who would get on the board first as Topo LaCroix would make it 1-0 1:06 into the period. The Gamblers would take a penalty right after scoring but Tuck was unable to capitalize on their chance. After killing the penalty off the Gamblers Will Meyer sent a high flip pass out of the Gamblers zone and teammate Travis Hutchins picked up the pass and broke into the zone on a breakaway. Hutchins would the Gamblers up 2-0 with 9 minutes left in the second period. The period would end with the Gamblers up 2-0 as they were only ahead because of the solid goaltending from Tucker Garrity-Hanchett. Shots were not kept for the game but he roughly had to have 30 saves through two periods and Tuck"s Farr was equally as good.

In the third Tuck picked up their play again and finally they were able to get on the board when Craig Switzer beat the Gamblers Garrity-Hanchett short side with a wicked wrister with 12:49 remaining in the period. Tuck built some momentum off of their first goal and they would quickly tie the score at 2-2 on a goal by Matt Salmon with 9:48 left. After giving up two quick goals the Gamblers looked like they were back on their heels as Tuck kept bringing it to them. The Gamblers Garrity-Hanchett was there to bail his team out shot after shot as the period went on. The Gamblers would get in penalty trouble with five minutes remaining but they were able to kill it off and then get a chance of their own. On the power play with 2:21 left in the game, the Gamblers would get some good shoots and even hit the cross bar but they were not able to put one past Tuck's Colin Farr in the final minutes. The game would end in a tie and head into a shootout. The shootout would go as follows:

Tuck: Craig Switzer- Shot- Save
Gamblers: Max Woods- Shot- GOAL
Tuck: Manny Vezina: Shot- Save
Gamblers: Topo LaCroix- Shot - Save
Tuck: Radim Jaros- Shot- Save

The Gamblers win 3-2 in a shootout and clinch first place in the standings. Tuck with the OTL, gaining a point which moves them into third place in the standings.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	10:20	Penalty	Young, Jason(8)	2 minutes for Tripping
TCK	04:08	Penalty	Pericak, Chris(4)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	04:08	Penalty	Webster, Luke (7)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	03:55	Penalty	LaCroix, Topo(8)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	00:12	Penalty	Gregg, Dan(4)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	00:00	Penalty	Webster, Luke (8)	2 minutes for Holding
2nd PERIOD
GMB	13:54	Goal	LaCroix, Topo(12)	Assist(s): Machelski, Christian(9) Woods, Max(13)
GMB	13:20	Penalty	Gramling, Jason(1)	2 minutes for Slashing
GMB	09:00	Goal	Hutchins, Travis(3)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(3)
TCK	02:52	Penalty	Jaros, Radim(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
3rd PERIOD
TCK	12:49	Goal	Switzer, Craig(4)	Assist(s): none
TCK	09:48	Goal	Salmon, Matt(2)	Assist(s): Deutsch, Jeremy(4)
TCK	04:39	Penalty	Jaros, Radim(2)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	04:39	Penalty	Aher, Zach(2)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	04:39	Penalty	Woods, Max(2)	2 minutes for Roughing
TCK	02:21	Penalty	Pericak, Chris(5)	2 minutes for Hooking
GMB	01:49	Penalty	Sutton, Dave(2)	2 minutes for Roughing
TCK	01:49	Penalty	Gregg, Dan(5)	2 minutes for Roughing
SHOOTOUT
TCK	1	Switzer, Craig		SAVE BY Tucker Garrity-Hanchett
GMB	2	Woods, Max		GOAL Scored on Colin Farr
TCK	3	Vezina, Emmanuel		SAVE BY Tucker Garrity-Hanchett
GMB	4	LaCroix, Topo		SAVE BY Colin Farr
TCK	5	Jaros, Radim		SAVE BY Tucker Garrity-Hanchett

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