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Patriots Win 6-1 To Stay In The Playoff Race
Lucas Scolaro scored the eventual game winner as the Ward Melville Patriots (4-12-1-1) won 6-1 over the Longwood Lions (0-18-0-1). Bobby Huhne picked up his fourth win of the season for the Patriots. Anthony Frega made his tenth start of the season for the Longwood Lions.
The Ward Melville Patriots need to secure a win or draw against the Kings Park Commack Knights to punch their ticket to the playoffs. An outright loss by the West Islip Lions to the Connetquot Sayville BBP T-Birds would also allow the Patriots to advance.
Matt Dann scored to give the Patriots a 1-0 lead with 13:58 remaining in the 1st period. Jake Mangano cycled the puck into the right wing corner for Dann who circled the face off dot and sniped top shelf. Nick Frey potted his first career SCHSHL Varsity goal to tie the game for the Lions with 4:03 left in the opening frame. Aydan Azmoun went coast-to-coast before firing an off angle shot that led to a rebound opportunity for Michael Paduano, who fired a shot Frey redirected past Huhne. Lucas Scolaro found the back of the net with 2:04 remaining to put the Patriots up 2-1. Scolaro entered 2 on 1, moved the puck to Jack McCormick, who gave it right back for the Patriots co-captain to go bar down. 34 seconds later Daniel Breslin extended the Patriots lead to 3-1. Breslin picked off a pass in the neutral zone, entered the Longwood zone and used the defender as a screen to fire a shot that beat Frega.
Matt Anderson cashed in on a rebound opportunity off an odd man rush by Jack McCormick to put the Patriots up 4-1 with 7:53 left in the second stanza. Matt Dann scored his second of the night after a shot by James Fisher caromed off the wall to the back door for an easy tap in.
Anthony Cerulli went bar down with 3:37 remaining in the 3rd period to seal the deal for the Lions.
Scoring Summary
Period | Time | Goal Scorer | Assists | Type of Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 13:58 | Matt Dann | Jake Mangano | |
1st | 04:03 | Nick Frey | Aydan Azmoun, Michael Paduano | |
1st | 02:04 | Lucas Scolaro | Jack McCormick | GWG |
1st | 01:30 | Daniel Breslin | Unassisted | |
2nd | 07:53 | Matt Anderson | Jack McCormick, Anthony Cerulli | |
2nd | 01:30 | Matt Dann | James Fisher, Jake Mangano | |
3rd | 03:37 | Anthony Cerulli | Jake Mangano |
Penalties by Period
Period | Time | Player | Penalty | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 09:48 | Ethan Tam | Slashing – Minor | 2 min |
3rd | 11:47 | Patrick Scali | Hooking – Minor | 2 min |
3rd | 11:29 | Michael Paduano | Elbowing – Minor | 2 min |
Three Stars of the Game
Star | Player (Team) | Stat Line | Performance Summary |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Matt Dann (Patriots) | 2 Goal | Dann opened the scoring in a two goal performance |
2nd | Bobby Huhne (Patriots) | Win, 1GA | Huhne picked up a win in another solid outing |
3rd | Matt Anderson (Patriots) | 1 Goal | Potted his first goal of the year in a strong showing |
Upcoming Schedule
The Longwood Lions will look to finish the season on a high note on Monday February 5th at 8:10 PM against the Northport Huntington Tigers. The Lions lost their first two meetings with the Tigers this season.
The Ward Melville Patriots are set to take on the Kings Park Commack Knights on Wednesday February 7th at 7:50 PM. The Patriots lost their first game to the Knigjts 4-2, but services a tie in their second meeting of the season.
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