Game #2

Period Length

The first period seemed to be pretty even between the two teams. In fact, Riverview got on the board first, scoring at the 7:42 mark on a shot that sailed over the goaltender's shoulder on the upper left side, giving them the game's opening goal and the early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, they couldn't carry that lead into the intermission, as the Plant squad tied that game up with just under three and half minutes to play on a shot that slipped under the Ice Sharks goalie's leg. That 1-1 score would hold until the second period, and the Plant team would hold a slight edge in shots on goal, at 9-8.

The ice tilted to the Plant end in the second, as they would outshoot the Riverview side by an 8-3 margin. They didn't take long to score in the period, either, as they netted their first goal less than two minutes in, giving them their first lead of the game. It took a while before another goal took place, but it was once again the Panthers who found the back of the net, this time on a wrap-around shot with just over four minutes to play in the period. Thankfully that was all the damage the Ice Sharks would allow, as they headed into the final period trailing by two goals.

The shots on goal in the third were fairly close, with the Panthers holding a slight 9-7 edge this time, but the scoring was definitely not as close. The Panthers scored early and often in this period, getting their first just ninety seconds in. A second wrap-around goal came less than two minutes later, widening the margin to 5-1. They would go on to add a sixth goal less than a minute later, as the goals began to pile up. The final goal of the game came with just over ninety seconds to play in the period, making it the 7-1 score that would hold until the final buzzer. Tough game for the Ice Sharks. Next time, boys!