S83 VHL First Featured Game

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S83 VHL First Featured Game

 

Welcome to the new season! Today we have our first featured game of Season 83 and we get our first look at the new Hybrid rules, when results actually matter.

 

Our first featured game of Season 83 in the VHL is of course the first game of the season in the VHL. We have a match between the Helsinki Titans and the HC Davos Dynamo. We had a sneak peek preview of what life would feel like with the new Hybrid rules during the Season 83 Preseason, now we see the results after preliminary adjustments by the coaching staffs of each team as we enter the territory of games that matter. From game one we see a tight and heavy defensive game with spectacular goaltending that leads to a 3 - 2 victory by HC Davos over Helsinki.

 

The first goal of the new VHL season, Season 83, comes at 5:55 into the first period for the Helsinki Titans from a goal by the Florida Man @zepheter. A dry and defensive game follows for the remainder of the first period. We saw a relatively low action first period which ended with the Dynamo outshooting the Titans 9 to 7, but falling behind 1 - 0. Both teams were perfect on the penalty kill, with Helsinki taking two penalties and HC Davos taking one.

 

Flynn Remy @jhatty8 takes a costly penalty for the Titans 4:18 into the second period. A High sticking minor, and their second minor penalty of the game. The Titans were not so perfect on the Penalty Kill this time around as David Tavau @Ahma tugs it home for the Dynamo's first goal of Season 83. A power play marker at 5:51 into the second period. Titans outshoot the Dynamo 10 to 7 in the period, but ironically, or perhaps coincidentally, the only goal goes to the team whom shot less in the period. Game tied 1 - 1 after 2.

 

The game takes up pace in the third period with the teams trading early third period goals at 0:39 and 0:51 into the third period respectively. David Tavau scores their 2nd of the game and season to take a short lived first lead for the Dynamo with Gustislav Nasherov @Vat quickly tying the game back up to make it 2 - 2. The Titans began to increase their tempo and taking over the game with a more aggressive approach, but with added aggression comes increased risk of getting too aggressive. Alessandro Nano @leafsman did just that what an aggressive Roughing minor penalty at the 14:50 mark of the third period. A very costly penalty that led to David Tavau scoring their 3rd and Hat Trick goal of the game. Another Power play goal at 16:36 in the third period to make it a 3 - 2 lead for the Dynamo. Boris Tsezar @comrade cat then follows up with shutting the door as HC Davos hold on to win the game 3 - 2. The Titans mustered 20 shots on net in the third period, outshooting the Dynamo whom had only 8 shots in the period.

 

3 Stars (as voted by the attendants of game one)

1 - David Tavau (DAV)  - 3 goals, 8 shots, 3 shot blocks
2 - Boris Tsezar (DAV) - 35 of 37 saves, 94.6% Save % in the Win
3 - Gustislav Nasherov (HSK) - 1 goal, game high 9 shots, 1 hit, won 14 of 22 face offs

 

Honourably Mentioned and Extra Notes

 

·        Jonathan Ori @ROOKIE745 won 41 of 54 (75.9%) of their face offs.

·        Helsinki was perfect on the Penalty Kill, killing off 3 for 3

·        HC Davos scores 2 on the Power Play, finished 2 for 5

·        The team that was out shot during each period scored more goals that the team that was shooting more in that period.

 

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