Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | CP | PTS |
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Northstars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Adrenaline | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Brave | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lightning | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rhinos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Points |
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Jeremiah Addison (PER) | 14 |
Wehebe Darge (NNS) | 12 |
francis Drolet (NNS) | 12 |
Beau Taylor (NNS) | 10 |
Goalie | SV% |
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Tatsunoshin Ishida (MIC) | .952 |
Rhys Pelliccione (PER) | .950 |
Leo Bertein (PER) | .912 |
Jeremy Friederich (ADE) | .912 |
Mustangs breakout with win over ladder-leading Thunder |
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Melbourne Mustangs claimed a strong 6-2 victory over the ladder leading Perth Thunder at the Medibank Icehouse Saturday night.
The Perth Thunder’s start to the season proved they mean business, winning six straight games before two losses last week when Peter Di Salvo returned to Canada.
The Mustangs, sitting in seventh, had something to prove and brought their A-game to the ice.
Perth import Luc Daigneault got the Thunder on the board with just over five minutes left in a drawn out first period. Assisted by Liam Jeffries, he was the only player to score before the intermission and secured a lead for the away team.
Pat O’Kane, Drew Akins and Joey Hughes spearheaded a strong offence, securing three unanswered goals in the second and the Mustangs’ lead heading into the third.
The Mustangs came out blazing on the rebounds, putting away shots despite Mark Guggenberger’s efforts in goal.
Guggenberger arrived earlier in the week and reportedly just came off an ankle injury that ended his ECHL season.
Despite a goal from Andrew Cox early in the third, landing only five shots during the second period without scoring, limited Perth’s chances at striking back.
For Perth, conceding seven penalties to two for the game hindered their ability to answer the Mustangs’ goals, with the home side converting three of power play chances.
Head coach Dave Kenway stresses the importance of playing a simple game of ice hockey rather than impressing with fancy tricks.
“It’s [about] getting back to the systems that we’ve been training with,” he said. “Just focusing a bit more on getting back to that.”
The hometown boys kept the pressure on the Thunder, driving the net and making it difficult for Perth’s goaltender.
Mustangs’ assistant coach Mick Flaherty, who ran the bench as a result of Brad Vigon’s suspension, praised the “little things” that got the boys over the line.
“The guys really stood up and they made their chances count, which was great,” he said. “We’re just going to build on the things we [did] today that were good. If we keep doing that, momentum could start to go our way.”
The Thunder were feeling the loss. The post-game energy fell flat in the locker room, although Kenway was confident the boys know how to step it up.
Next week the Mustangs head to New South Wales, playing the North Stars in Newcastle on Saturday and the Bears in Sydney on Sunday. The Thunder host the Adrenaline in a double header. |
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