S85 VHL Third Featured Game

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S85 VHL Third Featured Game

 

We are back for more featured games highlight recaps! Our third featured game of S85  is Game 2 of the European Conference, Conference Finals between the visiting Moscow Menace (regular season 2nd seat) and the home team Warsaw Predators (regular season 1st seat). The Moscow Menace are off to a great start to the playoffs series, after stealing game one from the S84 defending champions with a 2 - 1 OT Win in Game One of the Best of Seven Conference Finals Series.

 

The Warsaw Predators come out flying in game two, looking to even up the series. Blazing with speed and power, the Warsaw Predators forces back to back penalties from the Moscow Menace at 3:55 and 7:12 into the first period, respectively. Moscow Menace superstar goaltender Papa Emeritus @Beketov keeps the mighty Predators at bay as the Menace slowly woke up into the game. Jannik Nylen @DreMin15 scores for the Moscow Menace at 12:40 for their first goal of the playoffs, a power play goal which halted the rushing Warsaw Predators. Brian Payne @Scurvy answers for the Predators at 14:04, finally solving the impenetrable Papa Emeritus wall. Brian scores their 4th of the playoffs, tying the game 1 - 1. The first period ended with a 1 - 1 tie. The Warsaw Predators outshot 18 to 12, with the Moscow Menace catching back up in shots from having 3 straight power plays to end the period.

 

Once again, we have a fast paced, high shooting, and rough playing game between the bitter rivals of Warsaw Predators and  Moscow Menace. A mighty goaltender duel between Papa Emeritus and Warsaw's very own wall Wumbo @Fire Fletcher. No goals were scored in the second period. The Moscow Menace took control of this period as they outshot the Warsaw Predators 25 to 13. No goals were scored in the third period as well, as Warsaw came back to outshoot the Menace in the third period 14 to 7, and 45 to 44 so far into the game. And for the second straight game, the Warsaw Predators and Moscow Menace head into sudden death Overtime tied 1 - 1.

 

(Now we have my interpretation of Overtime (I will not look at the actual "Full Play-to-Play and improvise with the shot clock timer Play-to-Play for a more entertaining interpretation of my OT)

 

Kyosti Karjalainen @UnkemptCL4PTP wins the center ice face off for the Moscow Menace to start Sudden Death Overtime, to give the Menace first possession in the heavy heart beating period of game two. With the Moscow Menace starting the deadly extra time on the power play, the home crowd is roaring and chanting "Go Preds Go!" and "Defense! Defense!". Tavish DeGroot @rory sits nervously in the Penalty Box for the Warsaw Predators after taking a stupid Cross-checking penalty late in the third period at 18:51. The Moscow Menace crosses into the Predator's zone and AK92 Wit da Hoodie @hedgehog337 fires away wide of the Predators' net. AK92 Wit da Hoodie rallies their missed shot and cycles the puck in the Predators' zone, wasting valuable power play time. AK92 Wit da Hoodie shoots again! Wumbo has difficulty with the shot and becomes out of position, Hard Markinson @STZ with the rebound. (Why are both of the Menace's defense so close to the net?) Brendan Marner @MetalToday makes a game saving save with the shot block! Kyosti Karjalainen grabs the rebound and shoots.. save by Wumbo! Kyoshi Karjalinen with his own rebound.. save! Another rebound.. Sprawling save by Wumbo on the Hard Markinson shot! The home crowd goes wild, while a heavy breathing and immensely sweating Wumbo drinks from their water bottle, trying the catch their breath. GM @dlamb takes a sigh of relief in the GM booth press box high up in the arena, with a furious looking AGM @Rhynex Entertainment next to him. Clearly Rhynex Entertainment was not impressed with the Predators' defence and penalty kill.

 

Zach Kisslinger II @Kisslinger wins the face off for the Predators and clears the puck down the ice, successfully killing off the Moscow Menace's power play. Sergey Preobrazhensky @Bulduray_1 quickly moves the puck back up the ice into the Predator's zone. Sergey Preobrazhenshy shoots! Wide of the net, off the back boards and right to Hard Markinson's stick. He shoots! He SCORESSSSSSSSS!!! It's over! Another Overtime Win for the Moscow Menace as the Menace steals another game 2 - 1 in Overtime! Hard Markinson scores their 3rd goal of the post season, 1:03 into Overtime. The Moscow Menace took all 5 shots in extra time as they outshot the Warsaw Predators 49 to 45 in game two.

 

3 Stars of the game (as voted by the commentators)

1 - Papa Emeritus (MOS)  -  44 of 45 saves, 97.8% Save % with the Win, 0.98 GAA
2 - Wumbo (WAR)  -  47 saves on 49 shots, 95.9% Save% in the Loss
3 - Brian Payne (WAR)  -  1 goal, 9 shots, 3 hits, 3 blocked shots, +1 in 25:44 of play

 

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