Four players scored once apiece as the PAL Blue Knights 18U T2 TB – Nikiforov beat North Park Hockey 18U T2 TB – Goslar 4-2 on Saturday at City Ice Pavilion. The LIAHL Tier II 18U TB regular-season game was the season opener for both teams.
Michael McFadden, Matthew Winski, Landon Musumeci and Owen Spardel each had a goal for PAL. After a scoreless first period, the Blue Knights outscored North Park 2-1 in the second to take a 2-1 lead into the third, then won that period 2-1 as well.
Michael Walsh earned the win for PAL with 19 saves on 21 shots, a .905 save percentage. At the other end, Justin Vordermeier made 25 saves on 29 shots in the loss and was also assessed two penalty minutes.
Ridley Van Dusen and Nate Steinfink scored for North Park. Steinfink also took a two-minute penalty, and Donovan Harris led all players with six penalty minutes. Spardel and Matthew Lengyel Jr. each had two penalty minutes for PAL.
The Blue Knights start the season at 1-0-0-0, while North Park opens at 0-1-0-0 and will look for its first win in its next game.
