Brendan Oflaherty scored two shorthanded goals and Sachem (DV) rallied from an early deficit to beat Northport/Huntington Gold (DV) 3-1 on Wednesday at The Rinx – South Rink. The SCHSHL Developmental Division game was the season opener for both teams.
Northport/Huntington Gold struck first. Daniel Galati scored at even strength with 8:29 left in the first period, with Brady Herman picking up the assist for a 1-0 lead. Herman was later assessed a boarding minor and a 10-minute misconduct in the opening period.
Sachem took control in the second period. Oflaherty tied the game with an unassisted shorthanded goal with 6:02 left in the frame. Nicholas Ianne then scored the game-winner on an unassisted power-play goal with 2:49 remaining, putting Sachem ahead 2-1.
Oflaherty added his second shorthanded goal of the night, again unassisted, with 11:23 left in the third period to make it 3-1. Colin Loret allowed one goal and earned the win for Sachem. David Coiscou allowed three goals and took the loss for Northport/Huntington Gold.
Sachem opens its season at 1-0-0-0, while Northport/Huntington Gold starts 0-1-0-0 and will look to answer in its next outing.
