VHL S78 New York Americans Week 1 Featured Game

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VHL S78 New York Americans Week 1 Featured Game

 

Our first featured game (Sunday night game) for the New York Americans in Season 78 comes in what New York hopes to be the start of a new winning streak. Featured Game 68 between visiting New York Americans and the Home team, Prague Phantoms, showed to be an outstanding and entertaining game! A game that had an impressive goaltending duel between New York's Thadius Sales @thadthrasher and Prague's Jacob Carson @jacobcarson877. Certainly a chance match for the Americans as the Phantoms chose to play their back up for the night, and the struggling Americans took advantage of the inter-conference match up to take an important 2 points early in the season. This New York Victory comes on the backs of superb goaltending and massive games from Defenseman Kosmo Kramerev @Mongoose87 and Centre Rhynex Entertainment @Rhynex Entertainment. And to make things even more interesting and impressive, the victory comes in the form of a come from behind win!

 

Game 68 begins with a goal at 5:27 into the First Period from the hungry Rhynex Entertainment who was shut down in the previous game, a loss to the Los Angeles Stars back stopped by Goaltender Doug Dimmadome @Esso2264 (go figure!). Rhynex Entertainment's team leading 6th goal of the season. This followed with a trial for the Americans, as New York faces penalty trouble, being nabbed for 4 straight penalties in the First Period, which turned out to be very costly, as Prague goes 2 for 4 on the man advantage with two Power Play Goals by Fat palloon (2) @UnkemptCL4PTP and Dan Baillie Jr (3) @wcats. These Power Play Goals came less than 3 minutes apart, with the first coming 2 minutes after New York's goal at 7:40 into the First. The Phantoms look to have full control of the game, as Goaltender Thadius Sales became New York's only saving grace making 21 saves in the First. New York was outshot 23 to 7 after 20.

 

1st period

1. New York Americans , Rhynex Entertainment 6 (Kosmo Kramerev 6, Brussels Sprout 2) at 5:27
2. Prague Phantoms , Fat palloon 2 (Braxton Hunter 4, Dan Baillie Jr 5) at 7:40 (PP)
3. Prague Phantoms , Dan Baillie Jr 3 (Robert Bouchard 3, Battre Sandstrom 5) at 10:16 (PP)

Penalties :

Latrell Mitchell (NYA) for Slashing (Minor) at 6:57, Chicken Wing (NYA) for Slashing (Minor) at 9:19, Red Lite (NYA) for Hooking (Minor) at 12:44, Rhynex Entertainment (NYA) for Hooking (Minor) at 14:56

 

Prague Phantoms' forward John LeClair II @Fire Vigneault adds to Prague's lead in the second period with his 3rd goal of the season with 2:20 left in the Second (@17:40). This happens to be the only goal of the period, a period that was never-the-less a very entertaining period that featured 6 penalties, include a Fighting Major between the Phantoms' Riley Knight Gee @KnightRiley and the Americans' Tanky @TXC. Surprisingly, or not surprisingly, New York takes over the shot count with 18, as opposed to Prague's 11. But the score remains to Prague's advantage, now being a 2 goal lead at 3 - 1.

 

2nd period

4. Prague Phantoms , John LeClair II 3 (Thomas Landry II 7, Jim Bob 3) at 17:40

Penalties :

Chicken Wing (NYA) for Slashing (Minor) at 2:19, Riley Knight Gee (PRG) for Fighting (Major) at 4:40, Tanky (NYA) for Fighting (Major) at 4:40, Jim Bob (PRG) for Tripping (Minor) at 13:31, Dan Baillie Jr (PRG) for High sticking (Minor) at 14:00, Fat palloon (PRG) for Hooking (Minor) at 18:52

 

Early into the Third Period, just 2:45 into the Third, New York Americans' Captain Red Lite @Tate cuts Prague's lead by halve with his 5th of the season. Plenty of shots from both teams as New York musters 21 shots in the period and Prague with their own 14 bombers all stopped by Thadius Sales. Rhynex Entertainment finally completes the comeback, tying the game at 14:17 in the Third with his second of the game and 7th of the season. New York faces a scare late in the Third, with a penalty by Star Defenseman Latrell Mitchell @dasboot with less than 2 minutes to go (@18:35). A penalty that continued into Overtime.

 

3rd period

5. New York Americans , Red Lite 5 (Kosmo Kramerev 7, Rhynex Entertainment 7) at 2:45
6. New York Americans , Rhynex Entertainment 7 (Red Lite 4, Kosmo Kramerev at 14:17

Penalties :

RJ Thatcher (NYA) for Holding Stick (Minor) at 4:14, Zachariah Kisslinger (PRG) for Holding (Minor) at 15:04, Latrell Mitchell (NYA) for Interference (Minor) at 18:35

 

The New York Americans kill off the penalty, giving Latrell Mitchell a sigh of relief, and the Star of the Game, Rhynex Entertainment ends the game with a thriller Hat Trick Goal with 18 seconds to go in Overtime. A game winner at 4:42 into Overtime giving New York a much needed 2 points and their 5th win of the season.

 

Overtime #1

7. New York Americans , Rhynex Entertainment 8 (Kosmo Kramerev 9, Latrell Mitchell at 4:42

Penalties :

No Penalty

 

Thadius Sales finishes the game with an incredible 47 saves on 50 shots; Jacob Carson had an amazing 43 of 47 saves.  Three Stars of the game goes to 1st Star Rhynex Entertainment (3 Goals, 1 Assist), 2nd Star Kosmo Kramerev (4 Assists), and 3rd Star Red Lite (Goal and Assist), all with a Plus 4 for the night. Surprisingly, both goaltenders were left out of the three Stars selection, especially Thadius Sales who stole the game by keeping New York in the game when they were clearly out.

 

Goalie Stats

Thadius Sales (NYA), 47 saves from 50 shots - (0.940), W, 4-3-0, 64:43 minutes

Jacob Carson (PRG), 43 saves from 47 shots - (0.915), OTL, 3-0-1, 64:43 minutes

 

Game Notes

Tanky beats up Riley Knight Gee at 4:40 of 2nd period
Rhynex Entertainment has scored a Hat Trick!

 

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Edited May 24, 2021 by Rhynex Entertainment
Fixed tags and added Stats