UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

In the second game of the night we have the Gamblers hosting Tuck. The Gamblers come into this week off a 9-0 win over the Whalers and a 1-1 record overall.  Tuck comes into this week off a 4-0 loss to the Jacks and a 1-2 record overall. This will be a close game but the Gamblers depth will take them to the second win of the season as they will win this game by the score of 5-2. 

In the second game of the night Tuck was hosting the Gamblers. The Gamblers came out firing on all cylinders after last week’s 9-0 win over the Whalers, however it was Tuck who would get on the scoreboard first as John Fulham would put Tuck up 1-0 with 6:23 remaining in the period.  The period would end with the Tuck up 1-0 but the shoots were 14-10 in favor of the Gamblers. 

In the second period the Gamblers wasted no time tying the game 1-1 on a goal by Max Woods just 9 seconds into the period.  Tuck would bounce back just 2 minutes later on a goal from Brodie Stone at the 12:04 mark.  The Gamblers didn't let up and Max Woods would strike again for his second of the night at 10:50 to make the score 2-2.   Things would remain tied until the Gamblers Ryan Bergeron would skate coast to coast and put one past Tuck's goalie making the score 3-2 with 6:13 remaining. The Gamblers Max Woods would get a breakaway however he would get hooked and was awarded a penalty shot. On the penalty shot he would skate in a try to beat Tuck's Lindsay Holdcroft high glove side but she would save it.  The Gamblers would keep pressure on Tuck and with a 1:41 remaining Matt Marrazzo would slide a nice deke into the back of the net to put the Gamblers up 4-2.  The period would end with the Gamblers up 4-2 after a 4 goal period by the G-men. 

In the third the Gamblers would keep the pressure on Tuck but they couldn't get any more pucks past Lindsay Holdcroft even though they had two power play chances. The Gamblers Ryan Van Schoick made a huge save half way through the period on Gillian Apps as she was able to tap the puck past the Gamblers D as they pinched and skate in on a breakaway. If Tuck had scored the game would have been a one goal game but Van Schoick bailed his team out as the Gamblers would skate to a 4-2 win over Tuck.