Dominic Tartaglia and Nicholas Lawlor each scored twice, and the LI Kings 18U T2 NTB – Agovino beat the Peconic Wildcats 18U T2 NTB – Peregosky 6-1 on Saturday at Superior Ice Rink. It was the first game of the LIAHL Tier II 18U NTB season for both teams.
The Kings outscored Peconic 3-1 in the first period. Leonardo Panasci scored the Wildcats’ only goal in that opening period. The Kings added one goal in the second and two more in the third.
Ryan Derosa and Jack Hurlbert added a goal apiece for the Kings, who outshot Peconic 38-10. Andrew Febbraro earned the win, making nine saves on 10 shots. Christopher Guarnieri took the loss for the Wildcats, stopping 32 of 38 shots.
The game featured 14 penalty minutes. Benjamin Caraher led the Kings with four, and Jak Lammens added two. Panasci, Bennett King, Joseph Cummings and Ryan McMillin each had two for Peconic.
The Kings start the season 1-0-0-0, and the Wildcats will look to bounce back from their 0-1-0-0 start.
