The Victoria Grizzlies improve to 6-2-0-0 after a 6-5 overtime victory over the 3-2-1-0 Vernon Vipers. Victoria outshot Vernon 38-30 This is the only game between the Vipers & Grizzlies this year.
I watched the Vipers/Grizzlies game online this evening.
This was a wild back and fourth game where neither team could hold a lead or put the other team away. I thought this was an entertaining hockey game with both teams making some mistakes. I thought the Vipers had the better of the chances and a lot more opportunities. The Snakes missed at least two or three open nets, hit the crossbar twice and couldn't capitalize on a five minute powerplay. Victoria didn't generate nearly as many scoring chances but capitalized on their opportunities. I'm not one to complain about the officating much but it looked like the officials let go four or five obvious penalties right in front of them. Tonight's turning point was the Vipers not scoring on the five minute major. Vernon held a 4-3 lead could have put the game away or at least gone up bu two or more goals, instead Victoria kills off the major, before tying the game and then winning the game on a powerplay in overtime. The Snakes had several chances to jump ahead by two goals but couldn't. Vipers Head Coach/GM Jason McKee wasn't too pleased on the postgame show with his team after the hockey game.
I like this week's/weekend's Vipers schedule. Normally a team will play three games in three days, instead the Vipers played tonight, have tomorrow off before playing Saturday and Sunday. Most teams don't fair well in the third game on Sunday afternoon, playing three games in three days while the home team usally has only played twice that weekend. This schedule breaks up the three games in three days and makes it a little more fair for the road team.
I watched the Vipers/Grizzlies game online this evening.
ReplyDeleteThis was a wild back and fourth game where neither team could hold a lead or put the other team away. I thought this was an entertaining hockey game with both teams making some mistakes. I thought the Vipers had the better of the chances and a lot more opportunities. The Snakes missed at least two or three open nets, hit the crossbar twice and couldn't capitalize on a five minute powerplay. Victoria didn't generate nearly as many scoring chances but capitalized on their opportunities. I'm not one to complain about the officating much but it looked like the officials let go four or five obvious penalties right in front of them. Tonight's turning point was the Vipers not scoring on the five minute major. Vernon held a 4-3 lead could have put the game away or at least gone up bu two or more goals, instead Victoria kills off the major, before tying the game and then winning the game on a powerplay in overtime. The Snakes had several chances to jump ahead by two goals but couldn't. Vipers Head Coach/GM Jason McKee wasn't too pleased on the postgame show with his team after the hockey game.
I like this week's/weekend's Vipers schedule. Normally a team will play three games in three days, instead the Vipers played tonight, have tomorrow off before playing Saturday and Sunday. Most teams don't fair well in the third game on Sunday afternoon, playing three games in three days while the home team usally has only played twice that weekend. This schedule breaks up the three games in three days and makes it a little more fair for the road team.