Post by bonavista on Jan 27, 2024 10:43:04 GMT -7
Bonavista and Oxford met up for there series the other night played some very close games
Game 1 Oxford at Bonavista
Oxford comes out quickly and manages to pot the game opener just 2:48 into the game to stake the visitors to a 1-0 lead but the momentum stalls there and the teams play back and forth for the middle part of the period with each getting a couple chances but not capitalizing. Oxford does manage to increase their lead to 2-0 at the 14 minute mark and skates off with the lead into the intermission
Bonavista needing a spark comes out fast in the 2nd and scores at the 2:24 mark to close the lead however the Oxford coach then looks at Connor and tells him to go score a goal which he immediately does 24 seconds later to increase the lead back to 2. While this does slightly deflate the home side, they dont give up and the teams go back and forth until Strome puts one in for the home side at 9:12 to once again close the gap. Smith then ties the game at the 12 minute mark to give the team some renewed confidence. However Oxford again tries to crush that when Martinook takes the lead back with just under 2 minutes to go in the frame.
the 3rd period starts out fairly tepid with both teams playing hesitantly and not wanting to make mistakes With only a couple of chances each the game had no swings in control and almost everything was kept to the outside. Andersson does manage to sneak a shot through on and individual effort that fools Desmith to increase the lead to 5-3 at the 9:12 mark. Bonavista doesn't really mount much of a comeback until the the last 2 minutes where Keller finally remembers that the idea is to put the puck in the net instead of 3 feet wide and brings the home team within 1 with 1:12 to go and the net empty. On the ensuing faceoff the home team gains control but despite throwing everything they had left could not score the equalizer.
Oxford 5 (41 shots, 8 hard) @ Bonavista 4 (39 shots, 8 hard)
Notes: All 5 goals scored against Bonavista ended up against the same forward line including the first 3 shifts the line hit the ice
the Connor goal Steve completely called. he won the face off and called in succession, shot, hard, goal which it ended up being
we had 6 coincidental penalties including twice playing at 3 on 3
Game 2 Bonavista at Oxford
Same as the previous game the visitors come out fast opening the scoring at the 2:48 mark with Theodore picking off and errant clearing pass and sniping a shot through Montembault from the point. Smith increase the lead for the visitors at the 4 minute mark but that 2 goal lead is short lived as Sprong scores 24 seconds later to pull the home team back into the game and make the lead only 1. the rest of the period is a back and forth affair with each team having 2 good scoring chances but both goalies stood tall to keep it a 2-1 lead for the visitors going into the break
to start the second the game seems to slow down for both teams but more so for the home team. Oxford does manage to tie the game with a goal by Hayton at he 6 minute mark but Bonavista retakes the lead with a goal by Strome 24 seconds later. This seems to deflate the home team and the the are controlled for most of the remaining time in the period (only getting 7 shots total in the period). Stone increase the lead to 2 at the 12 minute mark but Anderson does manage to provide some hope a the 17:12 mark once again making it a 1 goal game.
the 3rd period was even more of a tepid affair then the last game with neither team taking any chances and playing a trap game. there was only one scoring chance the entire period which Johnson capitalized on to put he visitors back up 2 at the 6 minute mark. Neither team provided any spark after that and the home town fans booed both teams off the ice for a completely lack luster period with shots only coming from well outside that a peewee goalie could have stopped.
Bonavista 5 (33 shots, 9 hard) @ Oxford 3 (29 shots, 5 Hard)
Notes: once again all of the Oxford goals were scored against a single line, thankfully a different line this time but it was a weird night for my lines. it wasn't even a matching issue as it was different lines scoring against them
near the end of the game i injured the same player twice in a row. 2 straight ticks Steve rolled an 6-10 for an injury with the red die being 1 or 2. both ended up being -1 injuries
another 7 coincidental penalties in this one and again 1 more instance of 3 on 3 play
Game 1 Oxford at Bonavista
Oxford comes out quickly and manages to pot the game opener just 2:48 into the game to stake the visitors to a 1-0 lead but the momentum stalls there and the teams play back and forth for the middle part of the period with each getting a couple chances but not capitalizing. Oxford does manage to increase their lead to 2-0 at the 14 minute mark and skates off with the lead into the intermission
Bonavista needing a spark comes out fast in the 2nd and scores at the 2:24 mark to close the lead however the Oxford coach then looks at Connor and tells him to go score a goal which he immediately does 24 seconds later to increase the lead back to 2. While this does slightly deflate the home side, they dont give up and the teams go back and forth until Strome puts one in for the home side at 9:12 to once again close the gap. Smith then ties the game at the 12 minute mark to give the team some renewed confidence. However Oxford again tries to crush that when Martinook takes the lead back with just under 2 minutes to go in the frame.
the 3rd period starts out fairly tepid with both teams playing hesitantly and not wanting to make mistakes With only a couple of chances each the game had no swings in control and almost everything was kept to the outside. Andersson does manage to sneak a shot through on and individual effort that fools Desmith to increase the lead to 5-3 at the 9:12 mark. Bonavista doesn't really mount much of a comeback until the the last 2 minutes where Keller finally remembers that the idea is to put the puck in the net instead of 3 feet wide and brings the home team within 1 with 1:12 to go and the net empty. On the ensuing faceoff the home team gains control but despite throwing everything they had left could not score the equalizer.
Oxford 5 (41 shots, 8 hard) @ Bonavista 4 (39 shots, 8 hard)
Notes: All 5 goals scored against Bonavista ended up against the same forward line including the first 3 shifts the line hit the ice
the Connor goal Steve completely called. he won the face off and called in succession, shot, hard, goal which it ended up being
we had 6 coincidental penalties including twice playing at 3 on 3
Game 2 Bonavista at Oxford
Same as the previous game the visitors come out fast opening the scoring at the 2:48 mark with Theodore picking off and errant clearing pass and sniping a shot through Montembault from the point. Smith increase the lead for the visitors at the 4 minute mark but that 2 goal lead is short lived as Sprong scores 24 seconds later to pull the home team back into the game and make the lead only 1. the rest of the period is a back and forth affair with each team having 2 good scoring chances but both goalies stood tall to keep it a 2-1 lead for the visitors going into the break
to start the second the game seems to slow down for both teams but more so for the home team. Oxford does manage to tie the game with a goal by Hayton at he 6 minute mark but Bonavista retakes the lead with a goal by Strome 24 seconds later. This seems to deflate the home team and the the are controlled for most of the remaining time in the period (only getting 7 shots total in the period). Stone increase the lead to 2 at the 12 minute mark but Anderson does manage to provide some hope a the 17:12 mark once again making it a 1 goal game.
the 3rd period was even more of a tepid affair then the last game with neither team taking any chances and playing a trap game. there was only one scoring chance the entire period which Johnson capitalized on to put he visitors back up 2 at the 6 minute mark. Neither team provided any spark after that and the home town fans booed both teams off the ice for a completely lack luster period with shots only coming from well outside that a peewee goalie could have stopped.
Bonavista 5 (33 shots, 9 hard) @ Oxford 3 (29 shots, 5 Hard)
Notes: once again all of the Oxford goals were scored against a single line, thankfully a different line this time but it was a weird night for my lines. it wasn't even a matching issue as it was different lines scoring against them
near the end of the game i injured the same player twice in a row. 2 straight ticks Steve rolled an 6-10 for an injury with the red die being 1 or 2. both ended up being -1 injuries
another 7 coincidental penalties in this one and again 1 more instance of 3 on 3 play
