Game #1

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After giving up the first shot of the game, the Ice Sharks went on the attack, reeling off 8 straight shots before they took back-to-back penalties, which derailed any momentum they had built up. The first penalty came a little over two and half minutes into the play, when they were called for hooking. Three minutes into the action a second Riverview penalty was called, this time as Drew reached with his stick and wound up taking a tripping penalty. The Bloomingdale squad would make them pay, scoring on a 5v3 advantage to take a 1-0 lead a little over four minutes in. A Bloomingdale penalty gave the Riverteam their own man advantage, but it was Bloomingdale who would find the net, scoring shorthanded on a backhand shot to make the Ice Sharks deficit two goals. The Ice Sharks finally broke through with a little under three minutes remaining, tapping a rebound into the back of the Rajun' Bulls net to make it a 2-1 game. With just over two minutes remaining the Bulls would score again, this time backhanding a shot through the 5-hole to retake their two goal lead. They would snipe home their fourth goal of the period with just 11.5 seconds remaining, finding the top left corner of the net on a wrister to make it a 4-1 game heading into the first intermission.

The second period was pretty even in terms of shots on goal, with each team trading opportunities. Unfortunately for fans of the Ice Sharks, the only team that was able to take advantage of their chances were the Bulls. On their first goal of the period, a Bloomingdale skater deked out two Riverview defenders on the way to scoring their fifth goal of the game, making it a 5-1 score midway through. They would tack on their sixth goal with just under two minutes to play, sliding a shot underneath the Ice Sharks goaltenders pads, giving them a 6-1 lead. That would be the score going into the third period.

The final period was once again played pretty evenly in terms of shots on goal, but this time it was the Riverview side that was able to take advantage of their chances. They would tap-in a rebound just over two minutes in, narrowing the gap to 6-2 and giving them hope for a comeback. Unfortunately, they couldn't capitalize again until the game was almost over. A late Bloomingdale penalty gave the Riverview team an extra attacker, and with 3 seconds left they managed to score their final goal of the game, this time on another tip-in off of a rebound. The final buzzer would sound with the Ice Sharks on the wrong end of a 6-3 score. Next game Sharks!