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The Fort William Hurricanes were able to take advantage of a couple early scoring opportunities to grab an early lead and then held the Fort William Canadiens off the scoresheet until the third period for a 5-1 win.
Just under five minutes into the game, Liam Lucas was able to score on a two on one rush to open the scoring. Less than a minute later, Lucas cut through the middle of the Canadiens’ defensive zone and snapped home a goal for a 2-0 lead.
Late in the first period, Levi Lucas pounced on a rebound to make it 3-0.
The lone goal of the second period was a powerplay marker by the Hurricanes’ Mathew Smelow.
The Canadiens finally got on the board in the opening minute of the third period, as Joseph Joubert fired home his 15th of the season after Nathan Caputo found him in the slot area.
Less than ten seconds later, the Canadiens were close to cutting the lead to two goals but were unable to get the puck across the goal line.
Smelow scored on a rebound to close the scoring.
Notes: The Hurricanes scored on their powerplay opportunity while the Canadiens were unable to convert on their lone chance; The Canadiens were without Deacon Panacheese; In the early game, the Current River Comets defeated the Volunteer Pool Bearcats; The Canadiens and West End Bruins square off on Wednesday evening.
Boxscore:
Game #27: Regular Season
Monday December 18/23 – Delaney Arena
Fort William Canadiens 1 Fort William Hurricanes 5
Score By Period
Team 1 2 3 T
Fort William Canadiens 0 0 1 1
Fort William Hurricanes 3 1 1 5
Summary
First Period
1. FWH Li.Lucas (Sgambelluri) 4:31
2. FWH Li.Lucas (Le.Lucas, Pike) 5:22
3. FWH Le.Lucas 12:16
Penalties: None
Second Period
4. FWH Smelow (Le.Lucas, Sloan) 13:17 PP
Penalties: FWC Rzeszut (Interference) 12:35
Third Period
5. FWC Joubert 15th (Caputo) 0:48
6. FWH Smelow (Dupuis, Sloan) 4:06
Penalties: FWH Wrigley (Tripping) 4:58
Goaltenders MP GA Dec
FWC Connor Menard 45 5 Loss
FWH Nicholas Webb 45 1 Win
Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-1; Hurricanes 1-1
