PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Zenzola earns first SPHL shutout in 5-0 Ice Flyers win

PENSACOLA, FLA. – On Wednesday, November 25, a shutout by Matt Zenzola and two goals from Ryan Kesti powered the Pensacola Ice Flyers (7-3-1) to a 5-0 victory over the Louisiana Ice Gators (4-5-2).

With the Ice Gators’ John Daniels in the box for holding, Corey Banfield battled in a rebound for a power play goal with 12:58 left in the first. Joey Holka and Adam Pawlick picked up the assists. The Ice Flyers scored their second man-advantage marker of the period when Cole Ruwe collected a shot from Pawlick that ricocheted off the boards and beat Louisiana’s Adam Courchaine glove-side. Mike Krieg had the other assist on the goal.

With Courchaine screened by four bodies in front, Ryan Kesti fired a quick, backhanded shot and found the back of the net 11:22 into the second. Junior Harris and Stephen Buco both picked up the assist in their first game with the Ice Flyers.

In the third, Kesti came crashing down on the slot and collected a rebound before firing a snapshot over Courchaine’s shoulder to make it 4-0 with 11:33 left in regulation. Buco and Harris both picked up assists on that goal too. With the game already well in hand, Joe Caveney scored his 6th goal of the season with 1:45 left in the game. Nick McParland and John Clewlow picked up the helpers.

Zenzola stopped all 29 of Louisiana’s shots which improved his record to 7-1-1. For his efforts, Zenzola was named the first star of the game while Kesti and Buco were named second and third respectively.

Text provided by Pensacola Ice Flyers media release