Games: 487-497

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Game 487:

Riga Reign vs. Vancouver Wolves

Game 488:

Seattle Bears vs. Warsaw Predators

Game 489:

Malmo Nighthawks vs. HC Davos Dynamo

Game 490:

Helsinki Titans vs. D.C. Dragons

Game 491:

Toronto Legion vs. Calgary Wranglers

Game 492:

Chicago Phoenix vs. New York Americans

Game 493:

London United vs. Moscow Menace

Game 494:

Prague Phantoms vs. Helsinki Titans

Game 495:

HC Davos Dynamo vs. Malmo Nighthawks

Game 496:

Los Angeles Stars vs. Toronto Legion

Game 497:

Warsaw Predators vs. Vancouver Wolves

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Game 491 - Toronto Legion vs. Calgary Wranglers

 

Who doesn't love all-Canadian team matchups? From the East, we have the Toronto Legion. From the West, we have the Calgary Wranglers. To start off this matchup, Calgary scored first with a goal courtesy of Saku Kotkakoivu in just under 4 and a half minutes into the game. Calgary held the lead for a half of the period before Toronto drew a penalty and scored on the man advantage to tie it up. Paul Atreides scored the power play goal with just under 5 minutes to go. The game was tied going into the second. Then this game stayed tied for quite a while as nobody scored in the second. In the third period, the game remained tied for half of the period before Kyle Peace gave Toronto their first lead of the game at the 10:10 mark. It was a close third period as both teams had 11 shots on goal but that Kyle Peace proved to be the difference as Matty Fire scored on an empty net to secure a Legion win. The total shots on goal count was 33-32 in favour of the Wranglers but the Legion got the lead in the stat that mattered, winning 3-1.

 

Game 492 - Chicago Phoenix vs. New York Americans

 

We had an all-Canadian team matchup; now let's look at an all-American team matchup. From the East, we have the New York Americans. From the West, we have the Chicago Phoenix. This game started off quickly with John Baard scoring 12 seconds in to give Chicago the quick lead. Exactly 2 minutes later, the Phoenix extended their lead with a goal from Scotty Sundin. Baard and Sundin scored their 20th and 30th goals of the season respectively. However, just before the 13 minute mark, former Bear Maximus Decimus Meridius was assisted by former Bear Sven Eightnine on the powerplay to cut the lead in half. The score was 2-1 Phoenix going into the first intermission. Then in the second, there was no scoring until the 16:23 mark when The Board Game Clue On Skates scored to restore Chicago's 2 goal lead. Then the second period ended and after the intermission, the third period began. The former Bear connection proved strong on the New York powerplay as this time Sven Eightnine scored while assisted by Maximus Decimus Meridius. However, Baby Bob scored two consecutive goals for the Phoenix, allowing them to win this matchup 5-2.

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Helsinki vs D.C

 

Two teams, followed by many, loved by only a few. Helsinki and D.C went against each other in a battle that is best described with the following emoji or picture:

Why? Why is it here? Why are we here?

 

Indeed.

 

There should not be any reason anybody watches Helsinki or D.C play a game of hockey, but here we are. The game was a tight battle. Nasherov scored the first goal of the game around the halfway point of the first period. D.C was the stronger team in the first, but despite having 17 shots they did not manage to score. We did not see any goals in the second period. Helsinki was clearly the stronger team in the second period, Helsinki had 14 shots and D.C only 6. In the third period, Helsinki kept on pushing. Finally, Reinhart managed to make it 2-0 when just under four minutes were left. The game ended 2-0 for Helsinki. Both goalies were hot, Booberry the number one star and Utonium the second.