Elmira, NY – Another battle between the two newest teams in the FPHL tonight resulted in some extra hockey with this game going to a shootout. The Motor City Rockers would come away with the two points in the standings winning 4-3.
The Mammoth continued to start out hot in games, netting the first goal just 43 seconds into the game off the stick of Dalton Anderson, he picked off a pass in the neutral zone and buried a shot past Blake Scott.
The Rockers would then go on to score back to back goals in the first period. Brad Reitter and Devon Fields both beat Harley White on the glove side to give Motor City a 2-1 lead heading into the 2nd period.
The 2nd period saw some undisciplined hockey by both teams filling the penalty box. The first 17:59 of the period saw some chippy neutral zone play where neither team could find an edge.
But finally with 2:01 left in the 2nd Tommy Cardinal buried a power play goal past White to give the Rockers a 3-1 lead. The period had 12 penalties combined and the Rockers would bury the only power play goal of the period. At the end of two stanzas it was 3-1 in favor of the Michigan boys.
Behind a big 3rd period the Mammoth tied things up to send it to overtime. First it was Stavros Soilis from the point burying a shot past Scott to make it 3-2.
Then with less than 2 minutes remaining Dalton Anderson buried his 2nd of the night to tie things up between the Mammoth and the Rockers.
In overtime both teams had some great chances but the goalies stood strong to send the game into a shootout.
After both Kyle Stevens and Declan Conway missed their first attempts both Chris Hunt and Scott Coash delivered, tying things up at 1. Then Dalton Anderson would step up and miss to open the door for Motor City. Connor Inger would then end it by pushing a puck past Harley White to give the Motor City Rockers a 4-3 victory. The Mammoth earned 1 point in the standings and stayed in 3rd place with the Watertown Wolves.
Elmira will be back in action next Friday and Saturday against the Delaware Thunder in Harrington DE. They will be home the following Saturday against the Black Bears.
by Jacob Johnson
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