Scoring Summary:
| 1st | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Scoring | |||
| 2nd | |||
| 13:17 | WEN | Quinn Emerson (1) ASST: Dylan Herzog (1) | |
| 18:54 | VER | Matt Kowalski (1) ASST: Connor Marritt (1), Cameron MacDonald (1) (PP) | |
| 3rd | |||
| 0:57 | VER | Christian Felton (1) ASST: Ben Sanderson (1) | |
| 1:22 | WEN | Jack Bayless (2) ASST: Drew Bavaro (1), Trevor Griebel (1) | |
| 1st OT | |||
| No Scoring |
Vernon Vipers Shootout
| 25 | Cameron MacDonald | Goal |
| 12 | Connor Marritt | Goal |
| Total: | 2 |
Wenatchee Wild Shootout
| 9 | Matt Dorsey | No Goal |
| 18 | Tyler Young | No Goal |
| Total: | 0 |
Vernon outshot Wenatchee 38-30 Max Palaga made 28 saves in the win, while Daniel Chenard made 35 saves in the loss.
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I watched tonight's game online. I thought this was a very exciting and entertaining hockey game with the Vipers having a slight edge in play. I thought Vernon looked/and played much better tonight, after last night's loss in Wenatchee. The Snakes looked more consistent tonight, played/battled hard, had a lot more quality opportunities tonight. For a second straight game, the Wild forced the Vipers into turnovers and causing havoc in the neutral zone. Wenatchee blocks a lot of shots, clogs up the neutral zone and is hard in on the forecheck. I thought Vernon had the better of the scoring chances and a little more zone time with the puck. Both goaltenders looked/played very well between the pipes. Give the Vipers credit for battling hard, especially after losing Landon Fuller, Ben Sanderson and Connor Sleeth. The Vipers played parts of the 2nd period and all 3rd period with a short bench. With the win Vernon improves to 2-1-0-0 while Wenatchee falls to 3-0-0-1 Vipers return home for the teams home opener Friday vs Victoria open a three game home stand. Nice to see a few Viper fans sitting behind the Vipers bench.
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ReplyDeleteVipers Top Wild in a Shootout, 3-2
September 15, 2019
Wenatchee, WA, USA: Connor Marritt and Cam MacDonald both scored and Max Palaga was perfect in the shootout as the Vipers edged the Wenatchee Wild 3-2.
The Vipers looked to manufacture and duplicate their effort from the third period a night ago into the opening period against the Wild. They were able to do it, but not before the Wild generated a pair of good opportunities for which Max Palaga was up to the challenge. The Vipers powerplay had 3 looks in the period and despite looking dangerous, couldn’t find the back of the net. The Viper penalty kill has been locked in all season and it continued in the first period killing off both powerplay chances the Wild had. Shots finished 16-7 in the Vipers favour, but couldn’t solve Daniel Chenard as the period ended scoreless.
In the second period, there were a lot of moving parts adding to the adversity the Vipers were forced to face. With just 5 defenders in the lineup, that number dwindled to 4 after Landon Fuller answered the bell and took on Huston Karpman in a solid tilt in front of the Viper goal. Both teams traded opportunities on the powerplay, but neither could tickle the twine. Following the media timeout, Dylan Herzog centered a puck and rookie Quinn Emerson touched it past Palaga to give the Wild a 1-0 lead. The much maligned Viper powerplay was finally able to get on the board as they won a battle along the wall and Connor Marritt fed Matt Kowalski in the slot who ripped a one timer through Daniel Chenard to make it 1-1 late in period 2.
The Vipers took the lead in the first minute of the third as a scramble ensued on the far post the puck came loose to Christian Felton and he scored his first BCHL goal to make it 2-1. The lead lasted just 25 seconds as a point shot from the Wild bounced off a pair of legs and into the back of the net to make it 2-2. The period then went back and forth with both teams generating good chances at the net, but both goaltenders were outstanding. Regulation wouldn’t solve anything and overtime was required.
In overtime the Vipers had the edge in chances, but Chenard stood tall. Wenatchee only had one shot in the extra frame, but it was quality and Palaga made a great save.
In the shootout, Cam MacDonald would shoot first for the Vipers and ripped a hard shot on the glove side to give the Vipers the edge. Matt Dorsey shot next for the Wild and after a deke in tight was stopped by Palaga. Vipers captain Connor Marritt shot next and rifled a shot cutting in from the right wing under the blocker of Chenard to make it 2-0. Tyler Young had to score to keep the shootout going, but Palaga would shut the door to give the Vipers a 3-2 shootout win, improving their record to 2-1.
The Vipers will return home and welcome the Victoria Grizzlies Friday night for their home opener.
I missed the game on Saturday night. Was there any comment or explanation on why the Vipers dressed 13 forwards and only 5 defensemen? Are there injuries to Scott & Kent?
ReplyDeleteDoug Scott didn't play Saturday because he was sick. I haven't heard why, but Nicholas Kent hasn't played a regular season game. Ben Sanderson, Landon Fuller and Connor Sleeth were all ejected from the game on Saturday.
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