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by: robert - hockeyscene
Monday, February 08, 2010
CORNWALL MOVES UP IN STANDINGS WITH WIN MONCTON, NB - February 7, 2010 -
Two teams in the NB-PEI Major Midget Hockey League played just one game this weekend and it wasn’t until the final minutes of the game that both seemed to realize there was a game on and someone had to win. Then the scoring broke out and in under two minutes the game was decided, the Cornwall Thunder got a pair of goals. Their opponents, the Moncton Flyers managed just one.
Not that there weren’t isolated oppotunities before that point, it just seemed the two goaltenders were ready to play for the win, their opponents just weren’t ready to score.
The game was fast paced from the opening whistle but passing was off, there was little hitting and much of the play consisted of long passes and shooting that went over and beside the net if it didn’t end up on their opponents sticks.
But the last two minutes were exciting as Brandon Carter intercepted a pass and threw it ahead to Isaac Jay who got it to the stick of Devan Gunn in full flight. He deked Flyer’s goaltender Brandon Thibeau and drove it low under the glove and into the corner of the net to finally put a marker on the scoreboard.
Then just 36 seconds later the Thunder drove hard to the net again with Brandon Carter and Isaac Jay both attempting to get the puck in for a score before Stefan Lapierre caught the rebound and drove it home and the Thunder were up by two.
That seemed to wake up the Flyers who mounted a spirited attack and finally got a goal of their own by Alexandre LeBlanc from Nick Smith and Zack Cahill. But with just 30 seconds left in the game that was all they could do as they dropped their third in a row.
Shots in the game were pretty even with both Thunder’s Dylan McQuaid and Thibeau stopping 25 shots apiece. The difference was that Moncton had 26 shots and Cornwall 27.
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