Game Recap: Three-goal First Period Propels Rangers to 6-2 Home Victory
Game Summary: The Rangers were dancing to the tune of the music on country night skating away with an impressive 6-2 victory on home ice. This now marks ten straight games in which Kitchener has earned a least one point.
Kitchener was dominant early skating to a 3-0 lead after the opening period. Trent Swick got the party started less than a minute into the contest with a snipe from the top of the circles. Adrian Misaljevic followed up with a strong solo effort finishing up over the blocker of the Otter goaltender. It was Matthew Hlacar who capped off the strong opening period for the Rangers as he recorded his first career OHL goal and point. Erie would get their only two goals of the game in the middle frame from Gabriel Frasca and Malcolm Spence. That was also the closest they would get in the game as Kitchener would go on to score three more unanswered goals. Andrew Vermeulen, Luke Ellinas, and Matthew Hlacar, with his second of the game, closed out the scoring in front of 5,772 at The Aud.
Game Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfpG8cmxZmM
Scoring Summary:
1st Period
ER 0, KIT 1
0:49 Trent Swick (5) – Adrian Misaljevic, Jackson Parsons
ER 0, KIT 2
10:07 Adrian Misaljevic (7) – Trent Swick
ER 0, KIT 3
17:46 Matthew Hlacar (1) – Cameron Reid, Carson Campbell
2nd Period
ER 1, KIT 3
8:24 Gabriel Frasca (3) – Alexis Daviault, Ty Henry
ER 2, KIT 3
14:07 Malcolm Spence (5) – Sam Alfano, Pano Fimis
ER 2, KIT 4
16:12 Andrew Vermeulen (2) – Tanner Lam, Matthew Andonovski – PPG
3rd Period
ER 2, KIT 5
7:55 Luke Ellinas (7) – Jakub Chromiak
ER 3, KIT 6
18:37 Matthew Hlacar (2) – Trent Swick, Jack LaBrash
Three Stars of the Game:
First Star: Matthew Hlacar (2G)
Second Star: Trent Swick (1G, 2A)
Third Star: Luke Ellinas (1G)
The Goalies:
Charlie Burns got the start for Erie, he surrendered 6 goals on 29 shots as he recorded a loss.
In net for the Blueshirts, Jackson Parsons made 20 saves on 22 shots in his sixth win of the season.
The Numbers Game:
Shots: ER 22, KIT 29
Powerplay: ER 0-4, KIT 1-3
FO%: ER 57.7%, KIT 42.3%
UP NEXT:
The Blueshirts head to Erie for the second half of their back-to-back against the Otters on Saturday, October 26th, with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Following the weekend road trip, Kitchener returns to The Aud for their first Tuesday game of the season – also their special Halloween Game – kicking off a four-game homestand that extends into November.
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Photo Credit: Tiffany Luke / Kitchener Rangers
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