'22-'23 Playoffs RND 1. Revelstoke vs Chelsea Games 5 & 6
Jun 4, 2023 14:05:44 GMT -7
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Post by revelstoke on Jun 4, 2023 14:05:44 GMT -7
Revelstoke and Chelsea met once more to try to determine the better team... or coach 
Game 5: Chelsea 4 @ Revelstoke 5 (OT)
A quick start to the first period, with two quality chances batted away by Jeremy Swayman, allowing Sidney Crosby to take advantage of all the Mammoths in the offensive zone, and score 2 minutes into the first period. Nik Ehlers followed up with the second goal for the Daggers just past the halfway mark, but as we saw before, a 2-0 lead just isn't safe against the Mammoths. Chelsea was outshot 10-8, but continued their hot streak of quality chances (3-2), and fortunately Sorokin only let in 2 of the 3 during the first stanza.
Penaltry trouble allowed Zibanejad to cut the lead in half midway through the second period, but Crosby was sprung on a breakaway after a huge defensive lapse by the Mammoths, once again restoring the two goal lead. Zibanejad scored his second of the game, again when Justin Braun took an unnecessary penalty in the last two minutes of the period, cutting the lead down to one once again.
The third period saw more back and forth offence, first with Noah Cates scoring the tying goal, then Marchand scoring a powerplay goal to restore the one goal lead once again at the 8 minute mark. Kucherov tied the game up at the 12:48 mark, jumping on the forecheck and pressuring the Daggers into a giveaway. Deadlocked at fours, it appeared to be big trouble for the Mammoths when Kucherov took a penalty with less than a minute to go, but Sorokin held the fort with two quality saves, robbing Ovechkin and Chelsea.
As the penalty ended, Noah Cates played the hero, notching his second of this crucial game 5, and for the first time, the Mammoths are up in the series.
Shots were 26 (11 in range) for Chelsea, 36 (9 in range) for Revelstoke
Game 6: Revelstoke 6 @ Chelsea 3
Another letdown of a game after a hard fought one for the Daggers, led to their punting from the 2022-2023 playoffs. Jeremy Swayman decided that he was going to get out of the way of most of the shots going towards the net, which allowed the Mammoths to take a 2-0 lead in the first period, while Matt Murray decided to be a brick wall instead, stopping a ridiculous amount of quality chances in the first two periods (2 in the first, 6 in the second) before allowing a goal. Gaudreau opened the scoring after a fairly tame first ten minutes, where shots were hard to come by. Andreas Athanasiou, playing in place of the extremely tired Kucherov, jumped on a poor passing attempt by the Daggers near the end of the first period.
The second period saw a surprising Matt Grzelcyk take a quick shot right off the face off, surprising everyone when it passed Swayman and into the yawning cage. Many shots were taken from both sides during the second period (16 for Revelstoke, 14 for Chelsea), but as mentioned, Matt Murray was the stone wall, and only Nik Ehlers was able to get one past him despite many quality chances.
Oliver Ekman-Larson, not to be outshone by Grzelcyk, launched a rocket 3 minutes into the third to add to the Mammoths' ever-increasing lead, followed by Cates and Raymond in a single shift 6 minutes into the final period of the game. Things looked extremely grim for the Daggers, but a quick outburst of two goals within 24 seconds by Ovechkin and Ehlers brought a bit of hope. Matt Murray made one final stop with his noggin, but that knocked him unconscious with 6 minutes to go, so Sorokin came in relief, stopping the remaining 7 shots by Chelsea.
Shots for Chelsea: 30 (13 in range)
Shots for Revelstoke: 38 (9 in range)
The biggest difference in the series was definitely the goaltending, where the Mammoths' tenders both shone, while the Daggers' tandem failed to make a difference, and if anything, were weaker than they should have been.
The Mammoths now look to continue their surprising winning ways against the Beasts from Shamrockville.
Game 5: Chelsea 4 @ Revelstoke 5 (OT)
A quick start to the first period, with two quality chances batted away by Jeremy Swayman, allowing Sidney Crosby to take advantage of all the Mammoths in the offensive zone, and score 2 minutes into the first period. Nik Ehlers followed up with the second goal for the Daggers just past the halfway mark, but as we saw before, a 2-0 lead just isn't safe against the Mammoths. Chelsea was outshot 10-8, but continued their hot streak of quality chances (3-2), and fortunately Sorokin only let in 2 of the 3 during the first stanza.
Penaltry trouble allowed Zibanejad to cut the lead in half midway through the second period, but Crosby was sprung on a breakaway after a huge defensive lapse by the Mammoths, once again restoring the two goal lead. Zibanejad scored his second of the game, again when Justin Braun took an unnecessary penalty in the last two minutes of the period, cutting the lead down to one once again.
The third period saw more back and forth offence, first with Noah Cates scoring the tying goal, then Marchand scoring a powerplay goal to restore the one goal lead once again at the 8 minute mark. Kucherov tied the game up at the 12:48 mark, jumping on the forecheck and pressuring the Daggers into a giveaway. Deadlocked at fours, it appeared to be big trouble for the Mammoths when Kucherov took a penalty with less than a minute to go, but Sorokin held the fort with two quality saves, robbing Ovechkin and Chelsea.
As the penalty ended, Noah Cates played the hero, notching his second of this crucial game 5, and for the first time, the Mammoths are up in the series.
Shots were 26 (11 in range) for Chelsea, 36 (9 in range) for Revelstoke
Game 6: Revelstoke 6 @ Chelsea 3
Another letdown of a game after a hard fought one for the Daggers, led to their punting from the 2022-2023 playoffs. Jeremy Swayman decided that he was going to get out of the way of most of the shots going towards the net, which allowed the Mammoths to take a 2-0 lead in the first period, while Matt Murray decided to be a brick wall instead, stopping a ridiculous amount of quality chances in the first two periods (2 in the first, 6 in the second) before allowing a goal. Gaudreau opened the scoring after a fairly tame first ten minutes, where shots were hard to come by. Andreas Athanasiou, playing in place of the extremely tired Kucherov, jumped on a poor passing attempt by the Daggers near the end of the first period.
The second period saw a surprising Matt Grzelcyk take a quick shot right off the face off, surprising everyone when it passed Swayman and into the yawning cage. Many shots were taken from both sides during the second period (16 for Revelstoke, 14 for Chelsea), but as mentioned, Matt Murray was the stone wall, and only Nik Ehlers was able to get one past him despite many quality chances.
Oliver Ekman-Larson, not to be outshone by Grzelcyk, launched a rocket 3 minutes into the third to add to the Mammoths' ever-increasing lead, followed by Cates and Raymond in a single shift 6 minutes into the final period of the game. Things looked extremely grim for the Daggers, but a quick outburst of two goals within 24 seconds by Ovechkin and Ehlers brought a bit of hope. Matt Murray made one final stop with his noggin, but that knocked him unconscious with 6 minutes to go, so Sorokin came in relief, stopping the remaining 7 shots by Chelsea.
Shots for Chelsea: 30 (13 in range)
Shots for Revelstoke: 38 (9 in range)
The biggest difference in the series was definitely the goaltending, where the Mammoths' tenders both shone, while the Daggers' tandem failed to make a difference, and if anything, were weaker than they should have been.
The Mammoths now look to continue their surprising winning ways against the Beasts from Shamrockville.
