VHL S77 Week 2 Featured Game New York Americans @ Riga Reign

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VHL S77 Week 2 Featured Game New York Americans @ Riga Reign

 

Happy Easter everyone! We have our featured game of the week in Game 231 of the VHL S77. Game 231 shows an extended match between 11 - 15 - 2 Riga Reign and the 12 - 13 - 4 visiting New York Americans. This was a match that Riga wanted to win tremendously! We saw Riga shower New York with what seems like a gazillion shots, from every possible angles, only to hit what could only be said as a super human, Thadius Sales @thadthrasher. Both teams' goaltenders had remarkable games, it was definitely a battle of the tenders tonight as we saw not only Overtime, but also Shootout as well in order to find a winner! It was a game with plenty of back and forth action, short lived leads, little catch ups, and extended periods of nail biting pressure and tied game play.

 

We began the game with instant intense pressure by Riga Reign against New York Americans. It only took half a minute for the young Americans to be caught for their lack of discipline. Lead New York Defence Chicken Wing @chikn gets called for Tripping at 0:30 into the game, and Riga ends up with 4 minutes of early power play time when New York's Captain Red Lite @Tate swings his stick wildly just as Chicken Wing steps back onto the ice. Red Lite goes off for High Sticking at 2:32 into the first period. Red Lite must had a good time reflecting in the penalty box, as he watches a wonderful display of defence and saves by the Americans and then later assisting in on the first goal of the game, a tad over 2 minutes after leaving the penalty box at 6:38 of the first period. In fact, the first trouble maker also assisted on the goal by Gary Rush @G_Rush! Isau DaMoose @Eynhallow of the Riga Reign quickly tied the game less than a minute half later at 8:01. We don't see another goal until late in the first period as New York's Gabriel Johnson @GeckoeyGecko scores at 16:17, a lead that lasts for less than half a minute. Artair McCloud @Hoopydog ties it for Riga at 16:46, and we go into the first intermission with a 2 - 2 tie, with Riga out shooting New York 25 to 15, a heavy shooting first period.

 

1st period

1. New York Americans , Gary Rush 12 (Red Lite 19, Chicken Wing 12) at 6:38
2. Riga Reign , Isau DaMoose 13 (Addison McLaren 9, Cabe McJake 14) at 8:01
3. New York Americans , Gabriel Johnson 4 (Adam Syreck 22, RJ Thatcher 16) at 16:17
4. Riga Reign , Artair McCloud 7 (James Rose 19, Ray Sheilds 15) at 16:46

Penalties :

Chicken Wing (NYA) for Tripping (Minor) at 0:30, Red Lite (NYA) for High sticking (Minor) at 2:32, Brussels Sprout (NYA) for Roughing (Minor) at 11:16, Ray Sheilds (RIG) for Hooking (Minor) at 13:51, Rhynex Entertainment (NYA) for High sticking (Minor) at 17:00

 

 

The Second Period was another high shooting affair for both teams, as both goaltenders showed incredible poise, making saves after saves. New York's Chicken Wing scores her team leading 17th goal of the season 4 minutes into the period on the power play, a league leading 9th power play goal of the season! Cabe McJake @RedSus ties it up for Riga shortly after at 6:21 into the Second. And this actually end up being the final goal scored in the game until the shootout, 40 minutes gameplay later. The Second Period ended with a 3 - 3 tie with Riga outshooting New York 42 to 34 after 40 (minutes).

 

2nd period

5. New York Americans , Chicken Wing 17 (Adam Syreck 23) at 4:00 (PP)
6. Riga Reign , Cabe McJake 8 (General Zod 29, Linus Zetterstrom 19) at 6:21

Penalties :

Isau DaMoose (RIG) for Tripping (Minor) at 2:14, James Rose (RIG) for Hooking (Minor) at 9:55, Isau DaMoose (RIG) for Roughing (Minor) at 14:07, Chicken Wing (NYA) for High sticking (Minor) at 19:35

 

 

The rest of regulations and later Overtime were quite uneventful on the score sheet. Not to say we did not get to see a lot of action in play. Plenty of penalties, including a marvellous fight between New York's (Nathan) Steele @73MPL4R and Riga's (Matt) thunder @Matt thunder, and lots and lots of intense pressure and shots by Riga on netminder (Thadius) Sales. Riga outshoots New York 22 to 7 in the Third and then 8 to 2 in sudden death, but was foiled by (Thadius) Sales who was brilliant and in the zone.

 

3rd period

No Goal

Penalties :

Addison McLaren (RIG) for Hooking (Minor) at 1:57, Matt thunder (RIG) for Fighting (Major) at 10:21, Nathan Steele (NYA) for Fighting (Major) at 10:21, Clinton Giftopoulos (NYA) for Interference (Minor) at 13:23, Shawn Andrei Zyuzin (NYA) for Interference (Minor) at 18:34, Chicken Wing (NYA) for Holding (Minor) at 19:14

Overtime #1

No Goal

Penalties :

No Penalty

 

Since Overtime solved nothing, the two teams faced off against each other in the shootout, where New York solves Riga's Calvin Harvey @Mrpenguin30 twice. Kaladin Kvothe @DangerGolding scored as the first shooter and (Chicken) Wing ends it with the game winner as the third shooter for New York. Only Justin Lose @youloser1337 managed to solve (Thadius) Sales for Riga as Riga ultimately falls short to New York 3 - 4 at home.

 

Shootout

New York Americans, Kaladin Kvothe - Goal!
Riga Reign, Rocket - Shot Misses the Net
New York Americans, Gary Rush - Stopped by Calvin Harvey
Riga Reign, Justin Lose - Goal!
New York Americans, Chicken Wing - Goal!
Riga Reign, Isau DaMoose - Stopped by Thadius Sales

 

Thadius Sales earns First Star of the Game with an amazing (and ironically maybe comical?) 69 saves on 72 shots. Calvin Harvey made 40 saves on 43 shots for Riga. Cabe McJake gets Second Star of the Game with a goal,  an assist, and a tremendous 14 shots! Artair McCloud claims Third Star of the Game with a goal and 6 shots. An honourable mention goes to Chicken Wing who had a goal and assist for New York, along with the eventual shootout winner.

 

3 Stars

1 - Thadius Sales (NYA)
2 - Cabe McJake (RIG)
3 - Artair McCloud (RIG)

 

 

[Word Count 763]

 

Goalie Stats

Thadius Sales (NYA), 69 saves from 72 shots - (0.958), W, 10-10-4, 65:00 minutes

Calvin Harvey (RIG), 40 saves from 43 shots - (0.930), OTL, 9-10-2, 65:00 minutes

Players Stats for New York Americans

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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Adam Syreck              0  2  2   0  0   6  1  0  0  0  2/6    23:00   4:52   4:06 
Brussels Sprout          0  0  0  -1  2   1  0  0  0  0  3/14   17:17   0:00   5:22 
Chicken Wing             1  1  2  -1  6   3  2  5  0  0  0/0    30:20   4:52   3:53 
Clinton Giftopoulos      0  0  0   0  2   0  1  5  0  0  0/0    29:49   4:50   6:21 
Gabriel Johnson          1  0  1   0  0   1  0  0  0  0  0/0    21:28   0:00   5:22 
Gary Rush                1  0  1   0  0   6  1  1  0  0  1/3    17:57   4:52   0:00 
Kaladin Kvothe           0  0  0  -1  0   2  0  0  0  0  0/2    16:46   4:50   0:00 
Michael Hall             0  0  0  -1  0   1  1  0  0  0  2/3    11:56   0:00   0:00 
Nathan Steele            0  0  0   0  5   1  0  1  0  0  15/34  25:47   4:50   6:21 
Red Lite                 0  1  1   0  2   4  3  2  0  0  0/2    22:32   4:52   4:58 
Rhynex Entertainment     0  0  0   0  2   7  4  2  0  0  23/50  24:43   4:52   6:17 
RJ Thatcher              0  1  1   0  0   6  4  0  0  0  4/4    18:52   4:50   0:00 
Shawn Andrei Zyuzin      0  0  0  -1  2   1  7  1  0  0  0/0    18:17   0:00   6:22 
Zeedayno Chara           0  0  0   0  0   4  0  1  0  0  0/0    24:50   4:50   6:48 

 

Players Stats for Riga Reign

Player Name              G  A  P  +/- PIM S  H  SB GA TA FO     MP     PP MP  PK MP  
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Addison McLaren          0  1  1   0  2   7  5  0  0  0  0/2    18:49   6:15   3:12 
Andy Nexber              0  0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0/1     9:01   0:00   0:25 
Artair McCloud           1  0  1   1  0   6  0  0  0  0  1/4    20:09   7:38   0:00 
Cabe McJake              1  1  2   0  0   14 0  1  0  0  39/56  31:20   6:32   5:08 
General Zod              0  1  1   0  0   5  4  4  0  0  0/0    31:53   6:15   6:16 
Isau DaMoose             1  0  1   0  4   4  0  1  0  0  9/18   24:19   6:15   0:00 
James Rose               0  1  1   1  2   5  2  1  0  0  0/0    33:21   7:38   5:11 
Jared Carter             0  0  0   0  0   0  1  3  0  0  0/0    10:26   1:06   2:37 
Joseph Sharkton          0  0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1/1     8:36   0:00   0:00 
Justin Lose              0  0  0   1  0   8  1  1  0  0  1/1    26:08   6:15   5:08 
Linus Zetterstrom        0  1  1   0  0   5  0  3  0  0  0/0    32:17   6:15   5:08 
Matt thunder             0  0  0   1  5   4  1  1  0  0  0/0    21:39   6:10   0:12 
Ray Sheilds              0  1  1   1  2   11 1  1  0  0  15/33  32:24   7:38   3:35 
Rocket                   0  0  0   0  0   3  0  0  0  0  2/2    10:02   1:06   1:56 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Rhynex Entertainment
added working tags and Stats. Submitted earlier to claim for April 4th

[Hank 67]

I am really liking reading your articles. They are very very intriguing and interesting to read. They are well worded and describe almost everything that happens in the game. Despite the short length, they keep me interested the whole time. The included stats are just a bonus.

10/10!

[Crstats23 342]

Fantastic job I like how you breakdown period by period instead of a blanket recap, and I also look forward to all your articles, I also love that you bold the SOG and score to make it easier to find for the reader 

 

rating 10/10