a tale of two Brothers // Sweepstakes

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Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg

(Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

The Calgary Wranglers swept the Stars clean and are now looking with anticipation to the matchup Seattle-Vancouver, where an upset is looming as the WC-qualified Bears lead the series 3-1 and it is 'do or die' for the Wolves. However, without further ado, please find the summaries of the two matches the Albertan team has played in their series since last we reported of them.

 

4-1

The third match up between the Stars and the Wranglers ended in a 4-1 defeat for the Californian team. LA took an early lead though when Maloish took advantage of the minor penalty issued against Wolanin for for Holding the Stick. In the second frame the Wranglers came back with a vengeance and scored three consecutive goals by Strasmore, who beat up Detroit after a little more than two minutes played, Gonçalves with one of his trademark shorthanded goals and Wolanin, who was hellbent to make up for taking the penalty leading to a deficit. The Captain put the nail in the coffin in the third period during a man advantage. Strasmore digs out a lost puck when Janser missed the net and gives it a swing himself but is off target as well. Wolanin inherits the disc and shoots, Daniel with the screen and deflection in the slot, but a LA defender sacrifices his body and saves for his beaten netminder. The Swiss digs out the puck and misses the net, however, the biscuit bounces back from the boards and in his second attempt, the center finds the gap. This goal was more a product of persistence and pure power of will than skill and finesse, but we'll take it. Gonçalves (1g/1a), Wolanin (1g/1a) and Lindbergh (30 saves) were named three stars of the match. The latter (.968) was also a clear winner in the duel between the post against Vandelay (.882). Calgary's power play had room for improvement (1/5) but the penalty kill was decent (3/4) especially if we consider the short handed goal by the Portuguese Wonder.

Marcel was credited with 0g, 0a, +1 and 1sb

Daniel had 1g, 1a, 4 PIM (Hooking (which lead to Leandros SHG) and Holding (no effect on the score), 4 hits and 65.71FO%

 

3-1

The fourth and final match ended in a 3-1 win for the Wranglers. It was again LA with the better start and DB III scored on the man advantage. But that was all she wrote and it was Calgary's game after that initial shot across the bow. Wolanin evened the score in the second period and Gonçalves as well as Strasmore in power play found the back of the net in the third frame. The three stars went to Lindbergh (44 saves), Wolanin (1g/1a) and GoodBrandSun (0g/2a). Lindbergh (.978) showed once more superior form over Vandelay (.923). The Wranglers' power play was okay (1/4) and the box play units showed up as well (5/6).

Marcel logged 0g, 1a, +1 and 1 hit

Daniel left the ice with 0g, 2a, +1, 2 PIM (Hooking, lead to the goal against), 2 hits, 2sb and 53.70FO%

 

The Wranglers not only displayed their wellknown, relentless offensive prowess, but also showcased very solid defensive play. With the exception of game two, which was a crapshoot from both teams, Calgary (and most of all, Lindbergh) only allowed one goal per match. With such shutting down abilities, we think that the Wranglers have a more than even chance for a deep playoff run.

 

And here are the Jansers' playoff stats so far:

Marcel: 4gp, 0g, 1a, 1pt, +4, 2 PIM, 2 hits, 4sb

Daniel: 4gp, 5g, 6a, 11pts, +3, 8 PIM, 8 hits, 5sb, 1gwg, 3ppg, 54.97FO%, 1 first star distinction

 

Hang tight for further updates on our intrepid heroes.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/132924-a-tale-of-two-brothers-almost-a-third-done/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/133423-a-tale-of-two-brothers-back-where-we-belong/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/133490-a-tale-of-two-brothers-an-announcement/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/133747-a-tale-of-two-brothers-here-we-go-again/

 

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