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Game 399:

HC Davos Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Stars

Game 400:

Chicago Phoenix vs. Seattle Bears

Game 401:

Malmo Nighthawks vs. Warsaw Predators

Game 402:

Calgary Wranglers vs. Moscow Menace

Game 403:

New York Americans vs. Riga Reign

Game 404:

Helsinki Titans vs. London United

Game 405:

Vancouver Wolves vs. D.C. Dragons

Game 406:

HC Davos Dynamo vs. Prague Phantoms

Game 407:

Warsaw Predators vs. Toronto Legion

Game 408:

New York Americans vs. Chicago Phoenix

Game 409:

Malmo Nighthawks vs. Helsinki Titans

Game 410:

Moscow Menace vs. Vancouver Wolves

Game 411:

Riga Reign vs. Calgary Wranglers

Game 412:

London United vs. Seattle Bears

Game 413:

HC Davos Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Stars

Game 414:

D.C. Dragons vs. New York Americans

Game 415:

Toronto Legion vs. Malmo Nighthawks

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Game 411 Recap

 

Riga Reign (1) vs Calgary Wranglers (0)

 

We just witnessed an intense game, where the Calgary Wranglers were hoping to steal a win from the league leading Riga Reign, barely coming up short in a nailing biting 1-0 defeat. With only 20 games of the season remaining, the Wranglers find themselves fighting for a playoff spot and were looking to upset the juggernaut team tonight - but sadly had to walk away after an incredible bout with 0 points. Let’s recap this battle that came down to the 2 warriors between the pipes.

 

1st Period 

RIG: 5 shots

CGY: 8 shots

 

The game started with the Reign winning the opening face-off but not much else except for winning a 2 minute minor penalty, 5 minutes into the game.. lucky for them that their penalty-kill bailed them out, along side a couple of stellar saves from Henry Tucker Jr. The first 20 minutes of hockey were mostly the Wranglers out-playing the best team in the league, but just could not convert when they had the chance. The game remains scoreless.

 

2nd Period

RIG: 10 shots (15 total)

CGY: 10 shots (18 total)

 

The 2nd period was much closer than the 1st, despite Riga getting a full on hat-trick of minor penalties during the first 8 and a half minutes of play. Henry Tucker Jr stood on his skull-and-brain to keep the game scoreless which fuelled the Reign’s offence into heating up. The Wrangler’s Merome Dilson was equal to the task in facing their onslaught, even during the only penalty-kill the Wranglers would have to face this game. With 1:09 remaining in the 2nd period, the Wranglers take to the power play 1 more time- but couldn’t bury 1 home before the buzzer sounds for the 2nd intermission.

 

3rd Period

RIG: 15 shots (30 total)

CGY: 5 shots (23 total)

 

The Wranglers would take to the ice with another 51 seconds of power play time to start the 3rd period, but sadly could not capitalize on the momentum. It didn’t take long for the Riga Reign to start dominating the remaining of the 3rd period, but the Calgary Wranglers’ goaltender Merome Dilson began to start the highlight reel show and made some spectacular saves. The Wranglers managed to keep themselves out of the penalty box despite the onslaught, but couldn’t seem to regain any momentum leading to them only having 5 shots on net the whole period, just like the Reign did in the 1st period. Sadly this lack of offence led to 1 too many chances for the top team in the VHL this season, resulting in the Riga Reign finally cracking the code on Merome Dilson just barely over the halfway mark for the 3rd period. Sock Monkey scores the lone goal of the game, assisted by Babay Shrimp and Brian Kowalski. The remainder of the game became a defensive call to action where not many scoring chances were generated from either team, leaving the final score 1-0 in favour of the Riga Reign- finally giving Henry Tucker Jr their 1st shutout of the season and the deserved 1st star of the game.

Edited November 27, 2023 by DarkSpyro