Junior Harris puts Dashers away in OT with first goal as a Prowler

PORT HURON, MI – There’s a reason why the Prowlers showed interest in Junior Harris at the trade deadline, and Harris himself showed why on Saturday. Harris netted the game winner 1:42 into the extra frame, and the Prowlers take five of six points and are now tied with Danville for 2nd place in the FHL.

None of it would have mattered without Chris Leveille’s hat trick night; two of which he netted in the first period to erase Danville’s two goal lead they acquired within the first two minutes of the first period.

Ryan Stouffer would get the Ice breaker 1:19 into the 1st period. A.J. Tesoriero and Brian Soskin would register assists. 29 seconds later Brad Denney made it 2-0 on the next shot registered.

Leveille gave his team a spark, cutting the lead in half a few minutes later.  Then with five minutes left to go in the period he tied the game. Roger Tagoona, Matt Fuller and Scott Witmyer would combine for four assists on both Leveille goals. The period ended in a 2-2 tie.

The only goal of the second period belonged to Justin Alonzo. He would put the Prowlers up one going into the locker room, seven minutes into the middle frame. Matt Beer and Jared Hicks assisted on the goal.  Andy DiCristofaro stopped all nine Dasher shot attempts during the second frame.

Alonzo returned the favor on Jared Hicks’ goal at 1:07 into the third, but their two goal lead quickly vanished. Gehrett Sargis tied the game 29 seconds after Hicks’s goal, and a slashing call to Scott Witmyer allowed for a Ray Tremblay power play goal.  Both were assisted by Justin Levac.

  Danville snatched the lead back almost ten minutes later. Levac and Tremblay helped on the go ahead goal from Justin Brausen, with 7:34 left to go in the game. With six minutes left to go Chris Leveille finished his hat trick night on the power play with Tagoona registering his 2nd assist of the night. We would head to overtime 5-5.

That set the stage for Junior Harris to score his first goal as a Prowler to win the game. Matt Anthony made 32 stops on 38 attempts. Andy DiCristofaro got his 24th win with 22 saves on 27 shots and that ties him now with Matt Anthony for most wins in the league.