Your Northeastern Huskies welcomed within the Maine Black Bears for a night tilt within the first half of a pair of video games this weekend at Historic Matthews Area. NU got here into tonight’s sport with a 3-2 file over their final 5GP whereas Maine hasn’t fared as properly, going 1-4 over that very same span. On the finish of 60, the Huskies got here out on prime with a 2-1 remaining, and there was loads of nasty all through which is one thing for each squads to construct upon for tomorrow’s matinee.
In web had been a few freshman ‘tendies which may be dealing with off in opposition to one another for the subsequent variety of years in Hockey East. Kiaa Lahtinen was within the web for Maine and on the different finish of the sheet was Lisa Jönsson manning the pipes for Northeastern. Jönsson had the heavier workload within the opening interval because the Huskies spent the primary 5-7mins enjoying in their very own finish and didn’t land their first SOG till properly after the midpoint of the interval.
Jönsson was as much as the duty as she was dialed in from the opening puck drop. Easy on her lateral actions and up on prime of the blue paint, she denied a number of possibilities from in shut within the opening body and regarded unflappable all through. I’d say her greatest save of the primary was denying Alyssa Wruble on the PP. A damaged stick on the NU PP despatched Wruble in alone, however Jönsson shut the door on the close to publish holding Maine off the board.
Coach Carpenito performed the position of mixologist tonight as his ahead traces had been within the blender all sport. My suggestion is give Lily Shannon as a lot ice-time as she will be able to deal with. It was Shannon who broke the ice late within the first. Simply after an NU PP expired, Shannon gathered the puck on the proper defensive circle and galloped down the fitting wing. She stepped inside a defender on the Maine blue line and put a heavy wrister on web that beat Lahtinen over the blocker. Maintain the change. Magnificence.
The lead was short-lived as Lily Fetch knotted issues again up when she beat Jönsson backdoor on the PP. A shot from the highest of the umbrella from Jaidyn Britt discovered Wruble on the doorstep and her shot trickled to Fetch on the far publish for the put away. Tie sport.
The Huskies awakened in the course of the first intermission and got here out flying for the 2nd interval. Katie Davis drove the online and put a stable bid on Lahtinen within the opening seconds and that set the tone for the center stanza. The play was extensive open and each groups had picked up the tempo and it didn’t seem like it was going to decelerate…. till…. Stripes acquired concerned. First it was a delay of sport penalty on Maine that blew the play useless: whereas NU had possession. Then Maine began to take a string of penalties and you might really feel the sport edging in direction of nasty. After which Stripes fully misplaced management. With 6:30 to play, Éloïse Caron was fully manhandled within the slot by Jamie Grinder to the purpose that I believed I noticed a DDT and/or a Neck Breaker damaged out. Caron was mugged repeatedly till lastly the two gamers acquired referred to as for MATCHING PENALTIES??? C’mon Stripes, watch the sport.
Precise footage from the scrum in entrance of the online.
After that the wheels got here off. Shannon drove the online arduous and misplaced an edge slipped by accident ended up within the crease. In fact she was whistled for roughing, Stripes loves getting concerned after the actual fact. All kidding apart, it regarded as one of many Maine gamers damage her shoulder and all of us hope she’s okay and it wasn’t something severe. The rating remained the identical till the third however the tone had been set for positive.
Within the third an enormous netmouth scramble with a legit 5 or 6 possibilities earlier than Shannon bunted the puck dwelling for her 2nd of the night time. Maine challenged the play, however to no avail. I’m unsure how it may be goalie interference if the goalie is 10 ft out of web, however hey what do I do know?
And simply whenever you thought it was protected to return on the ice, Stripes continued to cowl themselves in glory. Skylar Irving put a backhand on web that ended up on the again of the cage and whereas NU was nonetheless within the zone with possession, Stripes blew the play useless. Keep scorching.
Maine pulled the goalie for the additional attacker however couldn’t work the puck down low to place an opportunity on Jönsson. Till after the ultimate horn when Sam Morrison put the puck on web properly after the ultimate horn. That def drew consideration from the NU skaters (most noticeably Jules Constantinople) in order that must be enjoyable tomorrow.
Some observations from across the rink:
- Lily Brazis is completely my type of participant. The OG Nailgun has been transferring across the lineup as of late however you might take the OG off the Nailgun Line, however you possibly can’t take the Nailgun out of the OG. First she will get a late bid within the first that was denied, however “by accident” snowed the goalie. Then as time was expiring within the 2nd, she beat out an icing, dug the puck off the wall with Holly Abela after which drew a penalty as time expired. Absolute beautician.
- I do know Coach Carp loves it after I give options so right here goes: Put Jaden Bogden on a line with Lily Shannon. The 2 of them had been dynamic collectively after they had been on the market.
- Morgan Jackson is placing in WORK on the PP. She was getting abused in entrance of the Maine web and simply stored screening and getting again up.
- The crew went 27-21 on the dot tonight for a 56.3%. Ellie Mabardy and Taze Thompson had been excellent and Irving and Shannon each had been within the optimistic
Again at it tomorrow for a 1:30 puck drop
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