Post by revelstoke on Mar 24, 2024 18:21:06 GMT -7
Revelstoke 6 @ Houston 5
Despite what the score says, it was only two late goals by Houston that made this seem closer than it actually was.
The first period played out fairly evenly, with Timo Meier and Slow-E-L trading goals, but not before Matt Murray gets thonked in the head with a shot, forcing Sorokin to take the reins a little under 8 minutes in. Things looked good for Houston when Pavel Zacha scored the supposedly go-ahead goal before the end of the period.
The second period had the Houston wheels completely fall off, where the Mammoths launch 17 shots (7 quality) at Juuse Saros, who lets in 3.
Dubois continues the assault with another, before Houston finally retaliates, only to be countered by Max Domi's goal 10 minutes in.
As mentioned, a late couple goals by Jarnkrok and Meier round out the scoring, but it never felt like the game was close.
Revelstoke's equipment manager continues to fail, with two more broken sticks, but luckily (or unluckily for Houston) nothing came of it.
Final shots:
Revelstoke 44 (13 quality chances)
Houston 40 (8 quality chances)
Houston 5 @ Revelstoke 6
This game shouldn't have even been close, with Houston dominating the shot clock 44 to 28, but not being able to capitalize.
Elias Petterson and Timo Meier started out the scoring, 24 seconds apart, only to be countered by Ekblad 24 seconds later, than before the shift could end, Meier's stick broke, springing Max Domi for a breakaway and a tie game. Colton Sissons scored to end the first, and once again Houston had a one goal lead going into the second stanza.
The second period once again belonged to Revelstoke, mostly due to the inability of the Sundogs to actually hit the net, even though they fired the puck at Matt Murray 17 times. The Mammoths were far more opportunistic, with 4 of their 10 shots in range, Athanasiou scoring on two of them.
Lehkonen started the scoring on yet another broken stick in the 3rd period, this time coming from Darnell Nurse, before Anthony Mantha scores to make things a one goal game again only a minute later. Things stayed that way once again due to the Sundogs' inability to hit the net, before Morgan Frost tosses a puck into the net, vacated by Saros. Just to finish the game off, Timo Meier scores a buzzer beater so that the scores are the same both on the road and at home.
Final shots:
Revelstoke: 28 (9 in range)
Houston: 44 (8 in range)
Revelstoke is now at a ridiculous 6-6-1-3, and seemingly still on pace to sneak into the playoffs.
Despite what the score says, it was only two late goals by Houston that made this seem closer than it actually was.
The first period played out fairly evenly, with Timo Meier and Slow-E-L trading goals, but not before Matt Murray gets thonked in the head with a shot, forcing Sorokin to take the reins a little under 8 minutes in. Things looked good for Houston when Pavel Zacha scored the supposedly go-ahead goal before the end of the period.
The second period had the Houston wheels completely fall off, where the Mammoths launch 17 shots (7 quality) at Juuse Saros, who lets in 3.
Dubois continues the assault with another, before Houston finally retaliates, only to be countered by Max Domi's goal 10 minutes in.
As mentioned, a late couple goals by Jarnkrok and Meier round out the scoring, but it never felt like the game was close.
Revelstoke's equipment manager continues to fail, with two more broken sticks, but luckily (or unluckily for Houston) nothing came of it.
Final shots:
Revelstoke 44 (13 quality chances)
Houston 40 (8 quality chances)
Houston 5 @ Revelstoke 6
This game shouldn't have even been close, with Houston dominating the shot clock 44 to 28, but not being able to capitalize.
Elias Petterson and Timo Meier started out the scoring, 24 seconds apart, only to be countered by Ekblad 24 seconds later, than before the shift could end, Meier's stick broke, springing Max Domi for a breakaway and a tie game. Colton Sissons scored to end the first, and once again Houston had a one goal lead going into the second stanza.
The second period once again belonged to Revelstoke, mostly due to the inability of the Sundogs to actually hit the net, even though they fired the puck at Matt Murray 17 times. The Mammoths were far more opportunistic, with 4 of their 10 shots in range, Athanasiou scoring on two of them.
Lehkonen started the scoring on yet another broken stick in the 3rd period, this time coming from Darnell Nurse, before Anthony Mantha scores to make things a one goal game again only a minute later. Things stayed that way once again due to the Sundogs' inability to hit the net, before Morgan Frost tosses a puck into the net, vacated by Saros. Just to finish the game off, Timo Meier scores a buzzer beater so that the scores are the same both on the road and at home.
Final shots:
Revelstoke: 28 (9 in range)
Houston: 44 (8 in range)
Revelstoke is now at a ridiculous 6-6-1-3, and seemingly still on pace to sneak into the playoffs.