Game Stories: Storm fall in the shootout
The Storm welcomed the Erie Otters to town for a Friday night divisional matchup at the Sleeman Centre. The Storm were coming off a couple of losses and looking to bounce back against the Otters. Liam Herbst and Jake Lawr were the netminders for their respective team. It was a hard fought spirited matchup, but the Otters claimed the 4-3 victory in the shootout.
Like clockwork it was the Storm who got off to a quick start in the opening frame on a beautiful backdoor goal by Nate Schnarr just 5:51 into the first, Givani Smith and Luke Burghardt picked up the assists on the opening goal.
However, it did not take long for the Otters to respond when Christain Girhiny scored off a quick play from the faceoff, the time of the goal was 7:37.
The high tempo period continued with plenty of chances for both teams, and the Storm were able to capitalize on a backdoor pass scored by Albert Michnac at the 10:35 mark in the period.
Shots after the first period were 10-9 in favour of the home team.
The second period was off to a fast start as both teams were able to generate great scoring chances.
Givani Smith extended the Storm lead as he got the puck in front of the net and made no mistake by putting it past Lawr to give the Storm the 3-1 lead with just six minutes into the second period. The opportunities continued to come for both sides but the score remained at 3-1 for the rest of the period. The shots after two were 25-22 in
The opportunities continued to come for both sides but the score remained at 3-1 for the rest of the period. The shots after two were 25-22 in favour of the Storm.
The Storm entered the third period with a two-goal lead, and the quick pace continued. Halfway through the third period and the Otters headed to the power play after a James McEwan
Halfway through the third period and the Otters headed to the power play after a James McEwan received a delay of game penalty and the Otters high-powered offense took advantage as Taylor Raddysh found the back of the net to cut the lead to one.
In the dying moments of the game with the Storm pressured in their own end, the Otters tied the game on the Kyle Maksimovich blast.
The game headed to 3-on-3 overtime, early on it was the Storm with some early chances but the Otters took control and had possession and many chances for the remainder of overtime. Neither team was able to score, and the shots after overtime were tied at 37.
With no winner after 65 minutes of play, the game went to a shootout. This was the first shootout of the season for both teams. The first three shooters were all unable to score and in the sudden death round, Ivan Lodina put the puck past Herbst to give Erie the victory.
With the loss, the Storm fall to 3-5-0-1 and the Otters improve to 5-3-0-0
The Storm welcome their division rivals the Kitchener Rangers to town for a Sunday afternoon matchup at the Sleeman Centre, for the
Game Notes:
- With tonight’s goal, Nate Schnarr leads the Storm in goals with five
- With tonight’s assist, Matt Hotchkiss leads the team in points with eight
- With two home games this weekend, Storm fans who purchased a regular ticket to Friday’s game against the Barrie Colts can add a regular ticket to Sunday’s game against the Firebirds for just $12! Call (519) 837-9690 for more information, or get your tickets HERE.
Upcoming Events…
- Brent Johnson of Wellington Motors Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fiat’s annual Food Drive is this Sunday at the Sleeman Centre, encouraging fans to bring non-perishable food items or cash donations in support of the Guelph Food Bank. (For more information, click here.)
Erie Otters 4 (SO) at Guelph Storm 3 – Status: Final SO
Friday, October 14, 2016 – Sleeman Centre
Erie 1 0 2 0 – 4
Guelph 2 1 0 0 – 3
1st Period-1, Guelph, Schnarr 5 (Smith, Burghardt), 5:51. 2, Erie, Girhiny 3 7:37. 3, Guelph, Michnac 2 (McEwan, Hotchkiss), 10:35. Penalties-No Penalties
2nd Period-4, Guelph, Smith 2 6:01. Penalties-Maksimovich Er (cross checking), 6:34; Ratcliffe Gue (roughing), 6:34; Maksimovich Er (tripping), 9:07; Burghardt Gue (cross checking), 10:12; DeBrincat Er (roughing), 11:59; Raddysh Er (roughing), 11:59; Smith Gue (slashing, roughing, unsportsmanlike cnd.), 11:59.
3rd Period-5, Erie, Raddysh 5 (Pettit, Lodnia), 9:34 (PP). 6, Erie, Maksimovich 1 (Sambrook, Fergus), 19:42. Penalties-McEwan Gue (delay of game), 8:37.
OT Period– No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties
Shootout – Erie 1 (DeBrincat NG, Fergus NG, Raddysh NG, Lodnia G), Guelph 0 (Ratcliffe NG, Schnarr NG, Burghardt NG, Smith NG).
Shots on Goal-Erie 9-13-10-5-1-38. Guelph 10-15-9-3-0-37.
Power Play Opportunities-Erie 1 / 3; Guelph 0 / 1.
Goalies-Erie, Lawr 2-3-0-0 (37 shots-34 saves). Guelph, Herbst 2-3-0-1 (37 shots-34 saves).
A-3,539
Referees-T.J. Foster (29), Pat Myers (40).
Linesmen-Jean-Francois Menard (52), Dave Pfohl (96).
3 STARS:
- ER Jake Lawr
- GUE Liam Herbst
- GUE Nate Schnarr
