Donut bite Homer

Springfield med the trip to Wisborg all in vain. In a friendly game with only 8 minors Donut won just about every category.

It was easy skating practice in the first, a score by Foster (2) and Belanger for a 1-1 tie and 13-11 in shots. In the second period Donuts out shot homers 15-5 and Straka (26) on the power play which has started to work nicely again. Continuing the onslaught in the third Tjarnquist (2) and Stumpel (14) scored for a game ending 4-1 and out shooting of 45-22.

After having a two game shooting frenzy Rolston with no goals, Rolston in this game off, no shoots, 2 hits and a couple of assist in 19 min. Talk about an easy skating practice. Both d-men replacements scored, both Foster and Tjarnquist both telling the world they want more playing time.

First star: Straka, 1G, GWG, 27 min, 6SOG ans 16-2 in passing. He could at least throw a hit in all that time though.
Second star: Phillipe Boucher, 1A, 10 SOG and a Blocked shot!
Third star: Not an easy season for Nabokov but 21 saves and one 1G is decent.

Next game in 3 days in Thunder Bay, hopefully a bit more serious skating and work. No injuries on the team either.

Copenhagen falls in a "tight" game

Another home game and it was pretty much the same as against Quebec. Same as against Quebec not much happens in first. Second period open with a score from Copenhagen's Kopitar. But Stumpel (13) put in equalizer before the end of the period. In the third period Gomez (11) and Samuelsson (2) sandwiched another goal by Kopitar, both goals in power play.

Another good work through in power play 2 out of 7 attempts. Otherwise outshot Crusaders 67-17 and out passed 180-71. The negative must be that the game so close anyway.

First star: Rolston, team leader with 10 SOG and 4 hits and +1 for the night.
Second star: Stumpel, 1G and 1A.
Third star: Foster, replaced Zubov for 13 min, 8 SOG, 1 hit and 8-1 passing.

Rolston has now shot 24 SOG in games without scoring will the goals come against Springfield in 2 days, again at home. Maybe Foster get a change to show his stuff again as well.