atw2592 286 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Moscow Victorious in Opener The Moscow Red Wolves started season 45 with a bang, defeating the Oslo Storm by a 2-1 margin. Although the game was close on the scoreboard, the Red Wolves thoroughly dominated the Storm from the opening faceoff. Just 1:52 into the game, winger Jace Hines fired a shot from just inside the left circle that beat Storm goaltender Sandro Clegane directly through the five-hole. “I just snapped one hoping Oliver would crash the net and try for a rebound, but I got lucky and it found its way in” said Hines. Only 59 seconds later, Kane Hamilton grabbed his own rebound on a missed shot and tucked it past Lenny Face to tie the game at 1. “I think I was still excited from Jace’s goal” said Face. “I was slow getting back to the post after he missed the net and it took a weird bounce. I definitely wasn’t expecting him to get there so quickly.” Both goaltenders would bounce back from their poor starts to leave the game tied at 1 after the first period of play. The Red Wolves doubled the Storm in shots, 10-5. Jace Hines gets handshakes from the Red Wolves' bench after his first period goal. The second period started with a barrage of shots from the Storm, but the Red Wolves would record two of their eight total blocked shots when Face needed it most. After a stoppage with just less than 18 minutes left to play, Moscow would get the puck back into their end and take control of the game with their top two lines keeping possession of the puck for most of the period. Oliver Cleary would finally break the stalemate with a wrist shot that fooled Clegane on the high glove side. Cleary used a screen from Jace Hines while moving to his right side to make sure that Clegane couldn’t get a clear look at the shot. “We knew that Sandro came to play, so we were trying to get bodies in front of the net all game long” said Cleary. “That one just happened to fit under the crossbar. Sometimes you just get a little lucky.” The Storm would fend off another heavy rush from the Red Wolves as the period came to a close to keep the game at a 2-1 difference. Cleary's rocket from the slot gave the Red Wolves some momentum moving into the third. Moscow outshot the Storm 23-9 through the first two periods and not much would change during the third. Without the stellar play of Sandro Clegane, Oslo may have seen this game get out of hand. All things considering, the Storm would have a chance with under a minute left and a six-on-five advantage with Clegane on the bench. “I just tried to get a clean look there at the end” exalted goaltender Lenny Face. “Luckily, nothing got through and everyone went home happy.” Moscow would end with an outstanding 39-12 advantage in shots, with Jace Hines leading the team with 10 and taking home the first star of the game. Note: In his first professional hockey game, winger LeAndre St. Pierre saw 14 minutes of ice time and recorded his first shot on net. TheLastOlympian07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast 887 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Content 3/3 - Good little game recap here. Congrats on the win, Moscow! Grammar 2/2 - Only a comma missing here or there, nothing serious. Appearance 1/1 - I like Sens pictures! Final 6/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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