Grizz 3 Dogs 2

A sparsley attended game in Victoria saw a lacklustre effort by the Dogs and Grizzlies.


I can't remember seeing a dog of a game like this one in a long time - and that's not just my opinion, and its not just because the Dogs were on the losing end of it. Talking to several Victoria fans, they thought the same as I did.


The Grizzlies out battled the Dogs on a scramble four minutes in to lead 1-0 on a Michael Colantone goal. The Dogs would have no less than 3 great chances on odd-man rushes to even it up but they couldn't get shots on net.


The Grizzlies went up 2-0 late in the first with the Dogs on the powerplay as David Morley put a beautiful pass through two Bulldogs off a faceoff loss in the Dogs end onto the tape of Madison Dias who ripped one top shelf.


Shots were 5-5 after 1.


The Dogs got on the board on the powerplay early in the second when Tyler Berkholtz took a pass from Mike Puddifant and walked into the top of the left circle and ripped one top corner far side to make it 2-1.


That would be shortlived as just over a minute later it was 3-1 Grizzlies when Evan Richardson scored his 5th goal in three games as he was left open at the top of the crease.


The Dogs took the only three penalties of the third, killing the first two off to keep it a 3-1 game.


That would be big as Sawyer Mick drove the net and took a return pass from Colton Sobchak that hit him and went in to make it 3-2 with just over five to play.


Shortly after the Dogs once again ended up in the box as the pushed for the equalizer. Again they would kill it, but it was time burnt that they couldn't get on the offence. They would get Slubowski out for the extra attacker with a minute to play but they were unable to find the net to tie it up.


Final shots favoured the Dogs 19-17. I'll have to go back and check my records for the last time BOTH teams in a game had less than 20 shots.


The Dogs went 1 for 3 on the powerplay while also giving up a shorthanded goal. The Grizzlies went 0 for 5.


Hammer

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