a tale of two Brothers // on the final stretch

[Daniel Janser 2,185]

Swiss Central Gazzette (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

Welcome back to our series about our local hockey exports after the Holiday break.

 

Marcel's @Morcar80 Hounds had some catching up to do and played three games.

 

The first game was against the Marlins and was won 4-1. McMuffin @Ente2997 (Nine, Bob) scored the only goal in the first period for a 1-0 lead. He double dipped in the second, assisted by Janser. His efforts were joined by goals from Jeffers @Tophdaddy (Janser, Bob) and Lamb @dlamb (Teekirque) for a 4-0 lead into the third. San Diego could pull one back, but were otherwise shut down by the Ontario team. The three stars were Bob @M0XI (0g/2a), Arpa @16z ( 40 saves) and McMuffin (2g/0a). Utonium (.821) had no chance against an almost flawless Arpa (.976) in the Hounds' net. Mississauga's powerplay was lacklustre (0/2) while their penalty kill was impeccable (4/4).

Marcel had 0g, 2a, +3 and 3sb to his name

 

The second match was against the Ottawa Lynx and ended in 5-4 OT win. Ottawa scored the only goal in the first on a power play, which Bridgers @GrittyIsKing (Eli, Teekirque) equalized. But Ottawa would not be defied and went ahead 2-1 before the period ended, again with a one player advantage. In the third, Mississauga scored two back-to-back goals by Bridgers (Lamb, Teekirque) in one of their power plays and Hextall @Jack Feriancek (Nine, McMuffin) at even strength. However, there was enough time left for the Lynx to draw the score and take the game to sudden death. Same was dealt by Teekirque @Mongoose87 (TenIQIsGod) at the 2:48 minute mark. Bridgers (2g/0a), Teekirque (1g/2a) and Hextall (1g/0a) were named the three stars of the night. Arpa (.917) had the better of Nu @npuBeT (.789) by quite a margin. The Hounds' power play was above average (1/3) and their penalty kill (14/16) saved the day for the for once discipline lacking Canadian outfit.

Marcel logged 0g, 0a, +1 and 6sb

 

The third encounter was against the Saskatoon Wild and ended in a 5-4 SO loss. Mississauga took an early lead by Teekirque (Lamb, Eli) but conceded two goals, to lose the first period 2-1. The Hounds came back with two unanswered goals by Lamb (Teekirque) and Bushtit (Bridgers, Teekirque) to get a 3-2 lead going into the third period. Alas, the Wild scored two consecutive goals to get one ahead, with less than two minutes on the clock. It was McMuffin (Janser, Nine) who equalized the score to take the game into OT, less than one minute before the end of regulation time. The sudden death did not bring a winner so the shootout bingo had to decide, where the Wild kept their nerve and came out on top. The three stars were awarded to Buffy @Strider (1g/3a), Teekirque (1g/2a) and Taylor @NyQuil (1g/2a). Arpa (.846) and Dubnyk @ThatsGreissy (.857) competed on a rather mediocre level with the edge being on the Canadian's side. The Ontarians' power play was poor (0/4) but what was somewhat compensated by the better than average box play (5/6).

Marcel recorded 0g, 0a, +0 and 3sb

 

Daniel's Red Wolves played Cologne in a 4-3 OT win. Cologne took the first period 2-0, but Istanbul had three consecutive goals by Heavems @RstortonYT (Kman, Li), Power @Tape-to-Tape (Li, Hogan) in power play and Dasher @Slick (Janser, Hogan) in the second. The Express tied the game with a power play goal in the third and took the game in to overtime. It was Heavems (Hogan) who delivered the coup de grace after 2:59 minutes. The three stars went to Zucarello @Battlepopcorn (2g/0a), Heavems (2g/0a) and Hogan @FonziGG (0g/3a). Fleury @Kuba-Fleury(.923) had a better save percentage than Menace @NickSunderbruch (.909), but faced significantly more shots (52 vs 33) that even his world class performance was not enough to carry his team to victory. The Turks' power play was good (1/2) and their penalty kill adequate (3/4).

Daniel had 0g, 1a, +0 and 2 hits

 

The second game saw an 8-3 Istanbul win over the Geneva Rush. The Red Wolves won the first period 3-1 with goals by Waffles @Edustava (Tsarov, Heavems) in power play, Wilson @LeBron Jamezz (Zabastovka, Bonaparte) also on a one player advantage and Bonaparte @CptSquall (Tsarov, Waffles). The second period went 3-1 again to Istanbul, this time Zabastovka @DarkSpyro (Wilson, Waffles) in power play, Heavems (Li, Power) again one player up and Li (Power) during yet another Geneva penalty were succesful for the Red Shirts. The final period went 2-1 to the Turks and Wilson (Waffles, Zabastovka) and Heavems (Hogan, Li) provided the scoring for the Istanbul team. Heavems (2g/1a), Waffles (1g/3a) and Bonaparte (1g/1a) were put in the lime light as the three stars. Menace (.906) was better than either of the two Swiss netminders with .893 and .783 respectively. The power play was strong in this one (5/10) and the penalty killing was hardly tested, yet allowed one goal against all the same (1/3).

Daniel was credited with 0g, 0a and -1

 

The brothers stand now at the following stats:

Marcel: 62gp, 8g, 43a, 51pts, -25, 28 PIM, 58 hits, 110sb, 1gwg, 6ppg

Daniel: 62gp, 26g, 40a, 66pts, -16, 91 PIM, 202 hits, 31sb, 4gwg, 5ppg 

 

Stay tuned for further updates on our intrepid heroes' progress.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/113607-oslist-s81/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/113629-a-tale-of-two-brothers-goodbyes/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/113687-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-good-start/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/113721-a-tale-of-two-brothers-final-quarter/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/113795-a-tale-of-two-brothers-inconsistent-performances/

GM 299: Mississauga Hounds vs. San Diego Marlins (vhlportal.com)

GM 304: Ottawa Lynx vs. Mississauga Hounds (vhlportal.com)

GM 309: Mississauga Hounds vs. Saskatoon Wild (vhlportal.com)

GM 243: Cologne Express vs. Istanbul Red Wolves (vhlportal.com)

GM 248: Istanbul Red Wolves vs. Geneva Rush (vhlportal.com)