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Friday, August 24, 2018

Bulldogs win Exhibition opener 6-2 over Kings






The Kings take a 1-0 lead just 2:04 into the game on a delayed penalty and a 6 on 5 situation with Mitch Adamyk on the bench for the extra attacker as Nic Porchetta walks across the crease and tucks it past John Hawthorne. Radek Hewson assisted at 2:04.

The Bulldogs go to the power play with 5:33 gone in the first as Neal Samanski is ejected for a check from behind on Dawson Tritt.

The Kings go to a 5 on 3 power play of 95 seconds in duration with just under nine minutes to play in the first with the score still 1-0. Prior to the second penalty being called, Austin Spiradakis skates in on a shorthanded breakaway and beats Adamyk but hits the post and it stays out.

The Bulldogs successfully kill off the penalties, and immediately following the return to 5-aside hockey Aaron Bohlinger walks to the slot with a pretty move and puts a shot off the crossbar that again stays out.

The score stays 1-0 Kings after 20 minutes, with shots favouring the Bulldogs 10-9. The Bulldogs went 0 for 1 on the power play while the Kings went 0 for 2.

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The Bulldogs tie the game at 1-1 3:22 into the second, as Michael Sacco tips home a Keaton Mastrodonato point shot. Aaron Bohlinger also draws an assist.

The Bulldogs take their first lead of the game with 3:51 to play in the second when Keaton Mastrodonato deflects home a Ryan Novecosky point shot past Matthias Smith, who entered the game in relief of Mitch Adamyk - who stopped 18 of 19 shots at the midway point of the period. Michael Sacco also gets an assist.

The Bulldogs take a 3-1 lead late in the second, as Keaton Mastrodonato wins a faceoff back to Aaron Bohlinger, who beats Smith with a high wrister from the line at 19:24 of the second.

Shots in the period were 20-9 Bulldogs, for a 30-17 advantage after 40 minutes.

The Bulldogs had the lone power play of the period.

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The third period begins with the Kings on the power play on a penalty at the 20:00 mark of the second, but the Bulldogs kill it off to protect their lead.

The Kings earn another power play with eight minutes gone in the frame, but again kill it off.

The Bulldogs go up 4-1 at 10:37 of the third when Michael Sacco collects a loose puck in front ff a Camron Cervone shot that hit Keaton Mastrodonato in front.

The Kings make it a two-goal game with 4:32 remaining, as Mitchell Williams spins and fires in front, high far-side over the glove of Hawthorne. The Bulldogs get it right back half a minute later, as Dawson Tritt beats Smith short-side from in close. Spencer Hora and Stephen Castagna grew the assists at 16:10 of the third.

The Bulldogs go up 6-2 with 1:42 to play in the third as Mitchel Deelstra takes a hit to create a 2 on 1 rush that saw Julian Benner set up Tyler Vanuden for a cross-ice one-timer that he made no mistake on.

Final shots were 49-30 Bulldogs.


The Bulldogs next see action Tuesday night when they visit the Cowichan Valley Capitals at the Island Savings Centre.

Thanks as always for checking the blog.

Hammer

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