Elmira N.Y.- The Danbury Hat Tricks defeated the Elmira Mammoth in OT by a final score of 5-4.
After a back and forth first 19 minutes and 40 seconds of the first stanza, Tyler Piekarski picked up right where he left off against the Thunder and picked up his 2nd career goal with a wrister with just 20 seconds to play in the first frame. Parker Moskal would record an assist. as well as Thomas Proudlock the Mammoth goaltender for his first of the season.
With the Mammoth on the power play 8 minutes into the 2nd period, A wide shot by Parker Moskal bounced off the back boards out in front of Parker Butler and Yianni Liarakos was there to tip it into the wide-open frame to make it 2-0 Mammoth. Stavros Soilis with an apple on the goal as well.
In Mammoth fashion Tate Leeson and Parker Moskal connected once again. Leeson went to the backhand and slid it 5-hole on Butler for the 3rd goal of the game. Thomas Proudlock, the Mammoth goaltender, recorded an assist on the goal for his first of the season. After 40 minutes of play the Mammoth led the Hat Tricks by a score of 3-0.
The 3rd period would be the difference maker in this one. Mike Lopez was able to net the first one of the night for the Hat Tricks to make it a 2-goal margin. Michael Marchesan received the lone assist.
Just 30 seconds later it was Tate Leeson who found the back of the net for the 2nd time in the game for his 5th goal of the season.
After a very chippy next 10 minutes it was all Hat Tricks. Dmitry Kuznetsov found his way through to make it 4-2, with an assist from Brendan Sheehan.
Just two minutes later Marchesan would put a goal in his tally for the night. He would score that goal unassisted.
Only 1 minute later Marchesan would find his way around again to tie up this game at 4. The Hat Tricks would score 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd period to send the game to overtime.
In OT the Mammoth would take a too many men on the ice to send Danbury to the power play. That would be the end of it. On the power play Lopez would score his 2nd of the night and give the Hat Tricks a 5-4 win. Butler would finish with 28 saves while Thomas Proudlock had 40 saves on the night.
The Mammoth will take to the road tomorrow night against the Watertown Wolves. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 in the Watertown Municipal Arena. They will return back to First Arena next Friday night against the Mississippi Sea Wolves.
by Jacob Johnson
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