Post by QC Mike on Jul 28, 2021 20:34:18 GMT -7
The return match saw the Q-Man roll into Shamrockville looking stop their winless streak and break their duck. They came out fast and carried the play, forcing Jordan Greenway to concede a penalty at the 7:36 mark. On the power play, Max Domi was absolutely stonewalled on a glorious kick save but "Crystal" Hellebuyck went down and had to be helped from the ice for the second straight game. Shesterkin once again came in to replace him but less than a minute later it was Jakub Silfverburg celebrating his power play marker that gave the visitors the lead. Both teams pressed hard and at the tail end of Quad Cities power play Tom Wilson caught Elias Lindholm reaching for a pass with Lindholm having to be helped to the dressing room and Wilson escaping punishment. With less than minute to go it was Zac MacEwan beating Philip Grubauer to tie up the game. The ensuing face off saw Troy Stecher and MacEwan getting offsetting unsportsmanlike minors for a lively diagreement over the goal celebration.
The second period saw Lindhol back on the bench and the Quarrymen regain the lead when Brent Sutter one timed a feed from Max Domi past Shesterkin. A parade of players to the Sin Bin followed for both sides but it just broke the flow of the game and neither side was able to generate any chances and the visitors took a 2-1 lead into the intermission.
Shamrockville came out with a fire in the third and less than two minutes into the frame Zac MacEwan tied it up again on another nice set up by Antti Suomela. Two minutes later Travis Sanheim put the Patriots ahead on a beautiful backdoor feed by Mikko Rantanen. That lead lasted less than two minutes however as Ivan Provorov took a drop pass from Claude Giroux and unleashed a cannon that beat Shesterkin and tied the game at threes. OT solved nothing as Grubauer was able to handle the one chance that Shamrockville generated and the game again ended with no victor to claim the laurels, this time at 3-3.
Quad Citiies 3 (7 on 37) vs Shamrockville 3 (9 on 52)
1. MacEwan - 2 goals
2. Grubauer - 2 goals against on 52 shots (9 chances)
3. Suomela - 2 assists
Quad Cities are now 0-2-0-3 for 3 points
Shamrockville are now 3-4-0-3 for 9 points
