 
VS
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0 Final
Score 4
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Goal
Scorers
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Mark
Esposito, Lansdell, Kawaguchi, Shane
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24
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Total
Shots
|
30
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11
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1st
Period Shots
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7
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7
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2nd
Period Shots
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15
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6
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3rd
Period Shots
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8
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0
for 5
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Power
Play
|
1
for 4
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3rd
Star
|
Darien
Craighead
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2nd
Star
|
Dennis
Cholowski
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1st
Star
|
Matteo
Esposito
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7-19-0-2
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Current
Record
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17-6-1-2
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The Spruce Kings started
off strong, but couldn’t find a way all game to beat Matteo Esposito of the
Chilliwack Chiefs.
Heading into the game,
Prince George was coming off an up and down weekend when they beat nationally
ranked Salmon Arm 4-3, then fell 7-3 the next to Powell River. As the coaches
have said all season long, consistency has been an issue, so there were all
kind of guesses as to what would happen against the powerhouse Chiefs.
PG outshot the home team
11-7 after the first period, but allowed a pair of goals. In the first game
against they Chiefs they were held without a power play, but had two in the
first period, and five total in the game. Scoring first was Mark Esposito with
a wrist shot from the right point that found the top left corner, and then late
in the period it was Jesse Lansdell getting a second tip on a shot from the
point to fool McCloskey, and take a 2-0 lead into the second.
That’s where the Chiefs
started to take over, and they smothered the Spruce King attack. Chilliwack
burst out for 15 shots, while Prince George managed seven. Liam McCloskey
managed to hold the opposition at bay, besides a nice feed from Austin Adam to
Jordan Kawaguchi who was able to bat in the puck for his team leading 31st
point of the year.
Once again the Spruce
Kings were unable to respond, and eventually in the third allowed the final
goal of the game in a scramble where Brendan Shane managed to shovel in the puck
for his second goal of the year.
In the last game the two
teams played, Braiden Epp scored the lone goal for PG, which was a tip from
right in front of the net. Flash forward two weeks, and Epp had a chance midway
through the third identical to the game two weeks back, but Matteo Esposito to
come up with the big save to preserve his third shutout of the season in just
11 games.
Turning
Point: Two power plays in the first gave the Spruce Kings a
pair of chances to get on the board, but were shut down in both and unable to
get any dangerous chances on either man advantages.
The
Spruce Kings continue their road trip Thursday in Langley at the Langley Event
Centre, and will then travel to Coquitlam for PG’s first game this season at
the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| PERIOD 1 |
| 1-0 Chilliwack Chiefs at 11:39 - Mark Esposito from Nolan Zweep and Kale Kane |
| 2-0 Chilliwack Chiefs at 18:31 - Jesse Lansdell from Kale Kane and Mark Esposito |
| PERIOD 2 |
| 3-0 Chilliwack Chiefs at 16:20 (PP) - Jordan Kawaguchi from Darien Craighead and Dennis Cholowski |
| PERIOD 3 |
| 4-0 Chilliwack Chiefs at 6:56 - Brendan Shane from Darien Craighead and Austin Adam |
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