MACON, GA- Macon Mayhem defenseman Jake Faiella scored his first career professional goal and recorded his first professional assist, as the Mayhem downed the Fayetteville Marksmen 4-1 on Saturday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the second straight night, the Mayhem jumped out to the first period lead over the Marksmen. John Siemer tipped a one-timer from Seth Ronsberg to collect his 18th goal of the season. Macon also scored the lone goal of the second period, as Vinny Muto scored on a point shot, assisted by defenseman Larry Smith.
Macon added a pair of goals in the third period to stretch their lead to four goals. Jake Faiella walked out from the corner and fired the puck past goaltender Ben Halford. Dakota Klecha followed that up on a three-on-two, assisted by Daniel Gentzler and Faiella, to take a 4-0 lead. Fayetteville’s Tyler Palmer ruined Peter Di Salvo’s shutout bid with just three seconds left in the game, as he made it a 4-1 game.
NOTABLE STATS
Peter Di Salvo started in net against his former team, and he saved 24 of the 25 shots he faced en route to his second victory in a Mayhem uniform. Di Salvo was three seconds away from his first SPHL shutout since December 8, 2015.
There were a pair of firsts in the game tonight, as Jake Faiella scored his first career professional goal in the third period. Also, defenseman Larry Smith recorded his first career professional point with his power play assist in the second period.
After connecting on one of their power play opportunities tonight, the Mayhem have scored at least one power play goal in seven of their last eight games. Over that eight-game stretch, they are 12-for 36 on the power play – a 33.3% conversion clip.
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