(**Photo Credits go to Samie Nichols**) |
Nate
Chasteen scored two goals, starting goalie Matt Leon put together his fifth
straight win in a row between the pipes, and the Jr. Blues rolled to their
fifth straight victory in a row.
Following
the Eagles getting off to a 1-0 lead with a powerplay goal from Eric Rivard,
Springfield finished the opening period with two goals of their own off the
sticks of Ryan Atkinson and Chasteen. Atkinson scored his goal at 13:18 of the
period on an assist from Mitch Rogge, and Chasteen followed it up with one of
his own at 16:45 with the assists coming from both Brett Skibba and Mike Fazio.
The
second period was a role reversal though. With the Jr. Blues leading 2-1
entering the second, Dante Suffredeni and Chris Waterstreet both scored power
play goals of their own to put the Eagles back up 3-to-2. Suffredini scored at
the five minute mark with Jared VanWormer and Michael Lant both credited with
the assists—and Waterstreet tacked his on at the 9:19 mark with passes from
both Denver Pierce and Cody Von Rueden.
James
McGing added in a goal ten seconds later on an assist from Ryan Atkinson and
made the game tied up at three each heading into the third and final
intermission on the night.
Springfield
came out of the intermission fired up though, and responded to adversity once
again. Jack Sloan put the Jr. Blues up 4-to-3 and respectively scored the
game-winning goal as Trevor Stone made a nasty pass for the assist just 2:16
into the period, and the defense finished the game thriving to get that fifth
win in a row over. Chasteen scored his second goal on the power play with
Skibba and Fazio in with the assists at the 15:02 mark and made the final score
5-3 to end it.
The
Eagles, who are the second place team in the North division, finished the night
off 3-for-6 on the one-man advantage. The Jr. Blues were 1-for-3 on the power
play themselves as Chasteen scored the games’ final goal with less than five
minutes left with an Eagle in the box.
Matt
Leon won his fifth straight start in a row between the pipes as he successfully
saved 17-of-20 Soo shots. The win improved his overall record on the season to
6-3-2 and he now has allowed just 29 goals with 343 saves.
Tyler
Marble, the Eagles starting goalie, entered the game tonight with an overall
record between the pipes of 9-1-2 and had put together three shutouts in a row.
In the Nellie though, Marble allowed a season-high five goals on 35 Jr. Blues
shots and lost for just the second time all season in regulation.
Springfield
improved their record to 9-8-2 (20 points) for the season with the win, while
the Soo Eagles fell to 12-5-3 (27 points). The Jr. Blues tied themselves up
with Johnstown for fifth in the North division while the Eagles continued to
stay in second place. The same two teams will be at it tomorrow night at the
same time inside the Nellie for the second and final game of the weekend
series. The Jr. Blues will be looking for their sixth straight win and third
consecutive weekend series sweep.
Official Scoring Summary
First
Period (SOO) Eric Rivard (PP) (unassisted) 11:57; (SPR) Ryan Atkinson (Mitch
Rogge) 13:18; (SPR) Nate Chasteen (Brett Skibba, Mike Fazio) 16:45
Second
Period (SOO) Dante Suffredini (PP) (Jared VanWormer, Michael Lant) 5:00; (SOO)
Chris Waterstreet (PP) (Denver Pierce, Cody Von Rueden) 9:19; (SPR) James
McGing (Ryan Atkinson) 9:29
Third
Period (SPR) Jack Sloan (Trevor Stone) 2:16; (SPR) Nate Chasteen (PP) (Brett
Skibba, Mike Fazio) 15:02
Three Stars of the Game (official from
the stadium)
1.
Nate Chasteen (Springfield)
2.
Jack Sloan (Springfield)
3.
Ryan Atkinson (Springfield)
For photos from this game, click here. (photo credits go to Samie Nichols)
For photos from this game, click here. (photo credits go to Samie Nichols)
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