D1 NIU Huskies vs Lewis University

e e e we testing [Applause] testing e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e good evening and welcome everybody inside Canin Sports ice arena in west dunde tonight your NIU Huskies look to continue the hot start to their season against Lewis University Flyers starting goalies it's going to be the same same old Grant Goodson for Northern Illinois University between the pipes on the other side it's Christian roer for the Flyers both goalies very sharp to open their seasons and we'll see how things shape out tonight against these two teams it's Northern Illinois University versus Lewis University for more on our starting lineups we'll listen in on our PA announcer followed by our nation's national anthem ladies and gentlemen thank you so much for coming out tonight for an AA men's league game between Lewis University and your NI at this time we ask you please rise and remove alls for the play National [Music] [Music] [Music] e [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] get are ready to go Evans Martin and Morgan to open up the game for NIU and the puck has been dropped and we are underway from Canin Sports Ice Arena here as this is played at Center by Evans into Martin now taken back the other way long pass picked off and trying to come up with it it's played in behind the cage twirling with it is Richie and he's behind his own net he's pressured by Martin then Evans comes in as well swept out to The Other Side by Martin I beg your pardon Morgan and now it's up to the point here's a long shot that's blocked the rebound that one's blocked as well Keon Peter still trying to work it in it's finally taken out bymer he'll flip it on net and get a line change for the fly Goodson will cover up for a stoppage of [Music] Play Jake walinski off the face off and IU the first two in the corner Maldonado on the other side flips it up Dominic Varallo who had two goals in the last game as he throws this one to Sturm it's worked in behind the net and a big hit there and behind the cage slow to get up is Jake W ninski and they're going to call a whistle here [Music] [Applause] he heads to the bench he looks we'll hope that he's all right we'll keep an eye on [Music] himmer wins the face off and chasing after it is Tyler morfoot another big in the corner there Maldonado on Ben alagna and it's taken away here's Sturm Sturm going down low was in the skates of Varallo when it's pinched away from him Huskies very physical to begin this game Maldonado trying to thread a needle across to cast Den he's able to regain possession and give it over to Van Voris his shot is blocked it's up in the air Warner able to send it out and in behind the play is Jack Selman if he can race to it and get it on Ned and Goodson able to make the stop there short side lead pass for Varallo ricochets to the boards defended nicely by Richie and then picked up in behind the net by Peter clearing attempt failed there by Warner was blocked nicely by Robbie Zimmerman of Northern Illinois and he picks it up out of the corner now in behind and out front castan it's deny Christian roarer saw that one all the way Casten will head to the bench and two other Huskies head on to the ice Jason castan the junior first year action Northern Illinois from Huntley as this one's thrown on net and unable to handle the rebound was Jeff shery now out to the point hurlan a shot and that's blocked nice defensive play there by gut the captain of this flyer team you'll see him a lot tonight and I'm sure you'll hear his name he goes up the points and moving in it's Pickins and that one is off the Stick of Goodson and wide Puck stolen away in front oh it's a nice save by Roar on Zimmerman [Music] [Music] [Applause] up around the [Applause] point hurlman way up there and into the glove played by [Applause] roarer trying to work it out of there and they do stump gets it [Applause] in they're outmanned on defense Northern Illinois able to pick that one up [Applause] trying to thread his way through as verallo he gets it on Ned and that one rebound given up and able to get out of Harm's Way for the moment as well ninski I beg your pardon that's Warner and now it's turn over again in for oh what a nice save there by rer he was ready for Northern Illinois's leading goal scorer rhod on Evans and after the play there's a collision along the boards and a whistle Morgan will head to the [Music] [Music] Box huskies have to kill off a power play relatively early in this one it's won by the Flyers thrown on a nice save by Goodson off of mmer shot husky able to clear it out of the [Applause] Zone Danny L able to retrieve it at Center but did not get it much far in the zone he's got on a stick Now hounded by Warner they're able to keep it in the boundary of the offensive zone [Applause] stump able to dig it out of there and find it in front that hopped over the Stick of Johnson and that was shot wide Kaden olmer in the corner tried to go back out to him and it's intercepted Matt Martin trying to lead rhodon Evans and it was just out of his reach out to net to play it rorer kayen olmer and it's turned over here's a chance for Mado two and0 and that one denied by roarer once again nice move by Maldonado they're just killing time here out to Wendy up at the point Herman and Maldonado goes up to verallo he's got speed in nice move and he was just had enough contact to knock him off the puck there nice play bymer to prevent something that could have been Danger here's Selman the other way Selman on goal easy save it goes to the corner Goodson with his head on the swivel as they battle for it in behind the net and it's taken out of there skyrocketed by Maldonado and varala once again trying to wreak havoc Maldonado got it right there at Center and he's moving in can't get through the Sea of sticks from the Flyers and now it's out to the point again Wendy across Maldonado turnaround shot and it was a bouncer partially BL and it goes wide Richie and it in front a turnover and shery couldn't get a handle on it Puck hops over the Stick of Zimmerman and now taken out of there by stump worked out Jack Selman will get a line change for his [Applause] team Puck is iced by the Huskies and they'll have to perform a f Face Off In Their Own Zone just about seven minutes gone by in this scoreless first period huskies have had a couple of chances Flyers still trying to work in there they had one power play opportunity and it was killed off quite routinely by the Huskies they've worked on their defense it shows only one goal l in last game four over the last two to start this season here's Smith retrieving the pass Smith trying to work to the net it was knocked off his stick nicely by Deo Smith still has it backhand pass over to Zimmerman along the boards and now shery in behind shery out there below the goal line emerging from it is Zimmerman and he's able to find it to Smith van vores shoots and that one was blocked bymer rebound to the other side castan from a difficult angle goes through the crease this Puck is gotten by Warner and at Center I van Voris the outstanding freshman defenseman from Lakeville Minnesota shooting is Smith and that play is whistled dead [Music] [Applause] huskies have the line out there that start of the game Evans wins the face off and it's worked along the corner to Martin and then van Voris Quick Pass to the other side cassan his shots partially blocked it goes wide in front and Morgan was stopped by Roar the other Try by Evans pops up in the air after it was blocked Ben alagna responsible for that this pass in front Ricochet is off the Stick of Martin and now outling are the Flyers but not for long as it stolen off the stick Matt Martin able to keep things down low castan had the puck audum as it was deflected as it was coming towards him Evans on the other side bounced off his stick bodied in behind the net is Matt Martin [Applause] Peter able to outlet it up along the boards just out to Center retrieved by Morgan and castan slap pass right on the stick of Johnson and he made a great defensive recovery to prevent anything further coming along with it is Peters nice little drop pass to Evans but he didn't realize it at the time he did it was already behind him Morgan up the ball Wards Bron Robertson junor from Michigan Works it in deep he's got on a stick now and he'll just send it around to the other side where it can be gotten by Selman castanada given some trouble in behind his own cage coming in as Danny lond to protect things baldonado twirling handing it off Keat and Peters able to work it out Collision in in behind the play and this is taken up ahead whiffing on the shot is gut and now it's forced [Music] out gut had it lost it stump finds it and it's l right along the red line able to work his way around gut Danny L with a shot up high and a nice save Christian Roar saw it all the way and with 10:9 remaining in Period one still scoreless on Huskies [Music] [Music] Nation shery wins the faceof Zimmerman going in behind retrieval from Smith Smith trying to work out front with it does and it's blocked by gut it winds up on the stick of Zimmerman eventually he turns around shoots deflection in front and that's denied nice terrific save once again by roarer he's been keeping it in him keeping them in it this first period as Herman throws it to net it's padded aside once again Zimmerman and stump able to get it ahead Pickins will go off to get a line change he's gassed taken ahead by hurman hurman slowly gaining The Zone across to Smith in the slot trying to work his way to the net and he was pinched to the outside by Tyler morfoot morfit has it and in behind alagna but Smith coming in [Applause] there shery trying to go once again to Smith Flyers are on that and they're just able to get to the blue line and now out here's olmer touch pass to Johnson trying to work his way around hurlman he's forced to the outside Warner coming in there and sending it up high as Johnson Deo over to Johnson along the boards [Music] and brought up once again shery little drop pass to L his shot and that's blocker aside to the corner by [Applause] [Music] [Applause] rer and it's past Luke marks and ice [Music] Luke marks to take the face off Van Voris behind [Music] him trying to pinch in there Garrett form [Music] Halls the Stewartsville Minnesota native he's a senior gets his first action of this young season they did not have him in the lineup the first two [Music] games finds himself playing here against Lewis University it's picked up by Cen behind the net trying to clear and could not and [Applause] Pickins more foot could not get in any deeper it's taken ahead Luke marks more foot back there to retrieve it both teams are changing well nsky able to work around a dangerous Matt Martin as this one sent right back in and out of his net to play it already is Christian roer Puck takes a funny bounce behind Johnson and it's kept in by the Huskies remarkably and finally they're able to get it out mer and then it's knocked off his stick along the boards taken up by Evans Evans on his backand working to slot pass across and that might have hit his own man in front Wendy was Martin with the opportunity he's got it now shoots and that one's denied by roarer picked up again by the Huskies here's a long shot that one's wide rebound and getting across was rarer on Martin once again kept in Peters looking for a deflection and winds up on the stick of morfoot and out Lun blue atire olmer behind him r on Evans the Husky Captain works it up ice he goes across rightwing side here's Lun right on goal and that one's pad side easily by roer Peter along the boards from the circle shoots one deflected in front and Diving for it to cover was roarer and it's swatted [Applause] away clun pressured by gut who nearly forced to turnover and now it turns into a battle along the boards H's able to win that battle and now up up with it is Keaton Peters crosses the red line and in drop pass here's a shot sterm went wi the [Applause] net baralo on the other side trying to beat alagna to it he wasn't able to and then it's taken off the stick Maldonado nice play to force a turnover on welinski Maldonado shoots blocker to side once again by rer he's been very busy thus far in this first period opposite of Grant Goodson he has not faced much action so far verallo in front malado shooting and that goes off the glove and out of play [Music] and a Faceoff win by Stern Maldonado retrieves it up high long shot looking for the direction in front by verallo now it's thrown to the net hurman into the glove of roarer hurman another one of those newcomers to the Huskies that have turned head so far he's gotten a lot of playing time the Freshman from Jamestown New York as this face off is controlled by the Huskies in front of the net Franklin and that is robbery from rer once [Music] again boy Maldonado stole the puck away and set that up and Franklin should have had a goal there if it weren't for roarer it'd be one- nothing boy he has looked so good tonight Christian Roar the senior from Orland AR Illinois another one of those things about this Lewis University team is a lot of their team consists of seniors these guys have a lot of [Applause] experience now it's Brendon hurman keeping it in the zone here's Smith towards the net blocker her side again by Roar into the corner and now behind shery and now Jame Franklin trying to throw it towards the net it was off the Stick of Smith and now it's sent down on Goodson he's got a man right in front of him and it's knocked down fortunately for him there is no flyers in the area as they were [Applause] changing Puck kept in by alagna that shot goes wide Rebound in front and blocking off that one was shery Walker Smith walking the line and dropping to shery who's in on that thrown there and it's covered up by Roar [Music] [Music] safely off the face off the Flyers win it going around and vanvo his pinches in deep to try to provide some offense stump able to control it in behind Evans looking in front for Martin and Van vores throws it that one's blocked by gut winding up as van Voris is blocked Rebound in front all on goal two great Saves by roer another TR and for [Applause] scored Peter Van Voris with his second in as many games has made it one- [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nothing took him a while but eventually they were finally able to beat roarer and it's the Freshman once again from Lakeville Minnesota Peter Van Voris one nothing Northern [Applause] Puck is taken up along the boards bymer trying to get a right back and it's thrown in front good defensive play by Lun he's had a pretty good period so far tonight Evans up the boards once again he's got a man going to the net tried to go back to Peters and now he does and it's sent wide to the net [Applause] rodon Evans working on alagna Flyers able to get it to the corner and now Danny L shoots for a tip and it goes out of [Applause] player assisted from 21 Matt Martin and 28 Ryan Morgan time on the Huskies even stength parner 165 Earth area the goaler vanis assisted from Martin and Morgan even strength at 1652 Lucas Stern wins the face off Maldonado scor Micah malado makes it two nothing [Music] [Applause] [Applause] baldonado another one of those young players had a terrific freshman year here in his sophomore year he picks up his second of the season and he puts the Huskies up two nothing over the flyers in Period one [Applause] [Applause] it's been all Huskies in this period H by 63 M Puck comes out of there form Halls this Puck winds up on Goodson and Franklin are able to get out of there Outlet to form Halls form Halls finds [Music] [Applause] marks Husky's got the fourth line out there in behind there's marks ukes in the corner worked on by brayon Robertson he still got the puck ukes lost it in es skates and Robertson fighting forward in the corner able to come out of there with form Halls there's a shot shot and that one goes wide from uknes Puck sails past the head of Ethan Koval and this is an icing 66 seconds remaining in the first period two nothing Huskies goals coming from Peter Van Voris and mik Maldonado both second goals of the season for them [Applause] minut under a minute to go in Period one zimon out of there with it up here van vorus shoots one and that one is denied off of roora and this is out to Center [Applause] [Applause] redirected in and shery trying to force the turnover he almost did in front of the net Zimmerman did man vorus shoots and that one's off a mask in front once again here's Cena shooting that one's denied by roarer as well van Voris pressure not done down low again Zimmerman and trying to center it coming up with it m n and Zimmerman deing and that one is denied by roarer somehow he lays on top of it and the Huskies will think about how that didn't go [Music] in 10 seconds shery winning the face off but it winds up on the stick of the wrong man gut gut he shoots it into glove of good and he'll play it let this quawi down score is two nothing Huskies after 20 minutes of play both teams will head back to the locker [Music] room we will see you on the other side of this intermission on huskys Nation e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e welcome you back to the ice as the teams take it puck drop just moments away for period number two Maldonado and Van vorus the goal scorers in this [Music] game as we'll remind you these two teams will meet again tomorrow night Huskies will be on the road for the first time this season at to play in roville home of the Lewis University Flyers [Applause] man [Music] [Music] Christian roer looking to keep his team in it solid period the action from the Huskies two goals laid in that second period we'll see how both teams respond Huskies immediately off the face off Danny LUN and Ryan Morgan around the boards Martin and it taken off his stick by gut and Deo works it deeper Flyers playing keep away to start this second period it's taken away though for the Moment by Martin knocked down by Morgan on goal save rebound and that hopped over the Stick of Martin got with it Morgan on him and finally gotten out of there it'll be iced on a fresh seed of ice [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] face off win by the Huskies long shot from the circle Maldonado looking for his second soaked up [Music] Sturm and baralo come together it's picked off malado down to Sturm deaking and making the save once again is Christian roarer he had to lean back to his left to get that one and he did he's kept his team in it countless times so they wait for roarer to reather himself he'll take the face off to his right once again face off taken by the Huskies and trying to work it on goals Varallo it's pinched to the corner Maldonado deflecting off the boards and cenita shoot Sho for a tip instead it's blocked and wounds up on the stick of Lucas Sturm who goes back to castan across to Van Voris he shoots deflected and that's on net and a save made to the corner Sturm and cenita working it in deep verallo finds it wraparound attempt on goal and the rebound attempt is blocked Maldonado prevented the alagna clearing attempt and at center it's taken away and Dan Johnson will work it into the zone for the first time this period for the Flyers it's in behind Selman Huskies able to come up with it trying a lead pass for valalo three on two if they hurry here's Varallo dropping it back for Sturm Sturm and able to get a handle on that alagna prevented him from shooting it Puck out of the reach there of Dan Johnson and it's once again the Huskies putting pressure on the Flyers baralo cannot pitch at deer and now a three on two for the Flyers if they hurry here's a chance and that one is blocked nicely by Van vorus Richie along the boards coming in deeper and now here's a bank pass Walker Smith's got a partial break shot on goal and a save made by roer winds up all the way down where Van vorus can retrieve it forcing a turnover this winds up on the stick of Jason castan on the stick of Zimmerman on the right side shooting he scores [Music] [Applause] Robbie Zimmerman it's three [Music] [Applause] [Music] nothing Robbie Zimmerman able to strike here and he's widen in the score as that one's flipped on goal by gut and glove by [Applause] Goodson going to stay out there up high here's a long shot wide of the net from McDonald I beg your partner that was Robinson and now it's rung around form Halls Robertson pinches in deeper Jim Franklin to turn with [Applause] [Music] it Luke Marks One on two against the Flyers ukes of the Dem marker 301 that one knocked down with the stick off the marks dump attempt and this one's found on the stick of hlan dropping it across for form Halls who finds his man [Applause] Franklin pass up the middle of the ice is going to miss everybody and result in an icing [Music] [Music] face off shot out of the Zone by marks right away alagna back to play it keeping it away from form halls and it winds up on the stick of Pickins [Applause] this is Puck kept in by Smith but now Pickins and he's got a man with him stump on that score stump gets him back in it [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] this game is 3-1 now shorten to a two-goal lead it's St dump from pick ands right on goal Matt Martin was right there as it wound up on the net fortunately for the Flyers it was kept out of there and now a potential break for the man who just scored stump send it in deeper [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and Evans working in front Morgan on net and that's [Music] denied even2 another Faceoff win for the Huskies here's a shot by Lun that is blocked not out of play though retrieve from Evans Martin walking it Lun shooting it up high knocked down on goal Morgan and it's covered up eventually by Christian roarer [Music] FES off controlled by the Flyers it's Selman and this Puck is off the Stick of Dan Johnson and into the flyer bench [Music] [Music] another face off win for the Flyers starting to gain some sort of traction verallo in deep however and in front for Maldonado the pass was just cut off by Braden Richie on the other side Keaton Peters drops it for Maldonado Maldonado no Lane for him to shoot it's blocked [Applause] out to Center and [Applause] Sturm lead pass ahead for Peters and that one on net and a glove save made by rer to stop the [Applause] play Lucas Sturm sophomore from Chicago Illinois came in at the tail end of last year and turned some heads he soared up the depth chart here changed his number from 12 to 9 12 is now occupied by none other than Jaden Lukes ESS pardon this is taken by [Applause] verallo in the pass malado has to turn back as Pickin with a man on the wing and that one's thrown into the corner behind the net gut coming in there and castan is brought down that's going to be a penalty as he was streaking I beg your pardon that was Sturm and the Huskies will have their first Power Play of the night Pickins will go to the box [Music] [Music] and shery off the face off it's one [Applause] bymer taken in behind by the Huskies however this is up high Franklin across the Caston Smith I beg your pardon here is Evans across to Smith he's got an open side shooting and that one's a toe save roarer able to keep it a two goal [Applause] game 63 secondi The Miner oning puts the Huskies on the Roaring up ice as Evans on his backhand and it's poked just out of his reach there it's play by Deo this one shot by castan wide here's Evans a onetime shot that one getting a piece of it was roarer and then winding up on the stick of shery Smith down low to shery shery looking for Evans he's got him Evans and Jason castan shoots Rebound in front zberman looking for his second and it rolls behind the cage it's eventually gotten out of Harm's Way by the Flyers they're changing quickly Zimmerman offside they say he tried to catch him in the middle of a change and Zimmerman pleading his case but it's a game of inches as he'll take a face off [Music] working it back into the Zone Van vorus taken away frommer half minute to go on this husky power play streaking up Isis Sturm he stops on a dime drops it to Peters Peters goes across to van vorus he shoots and that one's blocked nicely and out of the Zone boy that was a heavy shot and that's stung Bron Robertson shook it off his left leg he looks to be all right here's [Applause] Sturm for Huskies enter the Zone ster in front Peters and that one wound up behind the cage penalties up back to even strength Sturm has it on his stick pounded by two Flyers one goes down to the ice and now it's taken up ahead and a big hit by Maldonado there on Kaden Peter and now Maldonado trying to retrieve the puck Richie instead grabs it for the [Applause] Flyers Peters turning and sending it back in Lewis able to send it out Ben Voris and this one turnover forced by gut stump trying to look towards the and that pass was cut off nicely by van vorus and now up the head here's a two-on one it's Morgan shooting score what a [Music] goal Ryan Morgan has scored his first Collegiate goal it's 4-1 [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Ryan Morgan welcome to the party he scored his first goal The Freshman from Monroe Center Illinois the lead is back to three [Applause] Husky's keeping the pressure on here's koval's shot and that one's stick aside Pickins got a stick on it now this Puck has turned over once [Applause] again assist [Applause] from3 another point for rhon Evans he has a goal and an assist on the most previous goal Morgan looking for Martin instead it's Evans he'll shoot it and that one is [Applause] blocked and this Puck ahead to Morgan he's a stride offside and so this one will come just outside the zone [Music] [Applause] [Music] Koval bodies Dan Johnson down to the ice Husky's able to outlet at least they tried to that went off the skate Jack Selman huskys pinned in their own zone right now now shery able to get it at Center ice and handle it over to Zimmerman across Smith and that one's off the blocker and then off the glass took a bounce out in front onto a stick of a flyer and now taken ahead by Jack Selman and he had it stolen away from him by Zimmerman I beg your pardon that's Walker Smith and he's worked on nice defensive play but not out th to the net and that one's deflected wide off the Stick of Zimmerman he's got it now in behind the cage up high across to Koval shooting through a screen and that one's blocked alagna got a leg on it Puck not out captain in nicely hurman and it's down deep shery in front and Smith denied once again by horror and Zimmerman pinches it in down low in the corner Pride out of there but he gets it right back Jeff shery working against gut Zimmerman priz it out of there up high taken by Danny Lun got a lane to shoot and that one's deflected up high off a stick Peters down low to shery and that's worked along the corner shery retrieval again trying to work his way on the backand it was poked away Puck on the stick of Danny L from the touch pass Peters across trying to get it on that they score after poking away at it it's 5 to one [Applause] [Music] Huskies I love out of all that Humanity in front of that Robbie Zimmerman able to come up with it double trouble for him it's 5-1 [Applause] and no goalie change for Lewis University but the Huskies going to take out Grant Goodson and it's going to be the first action for the Freshman from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Joe Miller he'll get a shot halfway through the second period what a moment for the rookie they'll give him a shot [Applause] here's a shot right on goal and a save by Meer rebound they poke away at and they thought it went in and Miller got a glove on it and now they poke again and that's covered up by [Applause] Miller assisted from 66 Walker Smith and 13 Danny L time of the Huskies even stretch marker 12 minutes 39 seconds second period the goal ass here's a shot right on goal and Miller had to be ready it winds up in the [Applause] corner here is a shot and flyers trying to test Joe Miller early so far he stood to the task [Applause] out and [Applause] marks pass to well ninski Luke marks has it van Voris has got to turn quickly to keep it away from stump he gave it away and the huskys able to recover for the moment picked up by pick ands ESS along the boards and flyers able to fry it out of there here's stump shooting that one went into the netting for a whistle with six minutes remaining in Period number two huskies have scored three fly players have scored one it's a 5-1 hockey [Music] game and a Faceoff win for lwis here's a shot by Pickins seen all the way by Joe Miller base off controlled for the from the Flyers but now verallo poking up Sturm has it returned pass to verallo in front and that one was off the toe of roarer he had to be ready this Puck off the boards van vorus winds up and shoots one that never made it to the net verallo drop pass and it winds up on the stick of castan trying to drag around pick ends does on back in in front Vero and that one found a sea of sticks it's out of the [Applause] Zone Flyers get new man on the ice in doing so olmer forces a turnover backhander in front kept away from Sam Warner by van vores and olmer right right at the center ice logo trying to work in and he's given some trouble by Sturm and from Center Ice handled easily by Joe Miller as this is worked up Van Voris jumping up on the play backhander right on goal roarer soaks it up here's a Faceoff win by Martin tapped back to Smith off the stick into the corner Smith again cross walking the line they play catch Smith from Franklin and that shots wide getting a piece of it was Kaden Peter on the way [Applause] sent in front by Morgan and that was too hot of a has to pass the handle from Morgan sent up high again it's Franklin it's Smith he shoots one and that never made it to the net Morgan forces it in behind the cage on a clearing attempt from the Flyers and now it begins a battle in behind hurlman off the glass and two Martin kept away from Evans the Flyers finally able to get it out Johnson and now turned over right on the way tow drag by Evans he shoots and that one's denied by roarer and then they Collide at the end of the play and the net is dislodged boy that would have been something rhon Evans showing off his fancy moves nearly made it 6-1 [Music] you can forget about it without Roar this game might be 101 he's made about a dozen brilliant [Music] saves the trouble has just been the quantity of them how many chances have been coming at him he's been able to keep up but obviously gos are score face off win Evans shoots and that one's denied again nice work by gut and he is nearly obliterated by Morgan and he tips it [Applause] in look at this play well ninski nice play but out of his net to play is Joe Miller he got around two Huskies puck just eluded him on his way to Joe Miller Morgan along the boards huskies are pinned Danny L it's thrown and Miller had to stick it away this pass goes up the boards Evans chasing after it he stops on a dime he shoots and that's denied Again by roarer another great save and now the other way Johnson trying to work through two Huskies brilliant defensive work by Danny lond he's really had a game tonight defensively here is Johnson again shooting into the glove of millery solid all the way [Music] [Applause] [Music] here's a Faceoff win by the Flyers alagna forces them in deeper Robinson and this one's taken ahead by Walker Smith Smith trying to get around to lagna he's worked in behind the net trying to kick it to his stick Huskies cannot keep it in the zone they do just on the line Zimmerman was able to keep it in in and now it's Zimmerman the touch pass to Smith back to Zimmerman who's on hatrick watch he shoots and that's denied rebound roer able to land on it and cover it up with two minutes to go in the second period [Music] [Applause] worked in there Pride off the boards by shery he tried to go back to Smith and it's cut off by wi ninski gut van vorus Zimmerman working along the boards with him and stump able to keep it in Van vores as the Huskies group this is Walker Smith trying to get around Robinson Robertson I beg your pardon [Applause] here Cen with speed moving in shoots one blocker save rebound another save by roarer on shery and now in behind Zimmerman twirling with it Zimmerman carefully playing the puck going up the boards to castan who goes across to van vorest he shoots that's denied Again by roarer with traic in front and now a two on two the other way stump with go gut and that goes wide on the shot one minute remaining in the second period gut comes up with it on the other side calming Play Down gut has it can't get around shery and then it's taken off his stick by stump mer working against cenate on the boards coming in for assistance there Sturm and he's working up ice with speed pass Zimmerman Sturm shoots and that's denied off of the pad Sturm again finds the puck in behind the net going towards the net in front verallo poking at it and he wasn't able to get it to go the big presence of Christian Roar being felt here's valalo again trying to shoot it winds up in the skates of Dan Johnson he'll backhand it out and that'll do it for period number [Applause] two no where to go 40 minutes of play and the Huskies are up for 51 very eventful second period we'll see if the third period is just as eventful we'll see you on the other side on huskys Nation e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e we welcome you back inside Canin Sports Ice Arena I'm James gansky in the booth with you here huskies and flyers just about to begin third period [Music] action goalies Remain the same they keep Joe Miller in there he'll play the remainder of this game and to the left of us Christian roarer stays up in between the pipes for the rest of this game as well he's given up five but he's had a stellar game tonight that as we mentioned earlier in that second period this could be double digits without him and the Huskies take this face off to begin period three already leading by a score of 5 to one see what happens here in the action Peters rolling with it he drops it off and then returns it back goes up the boards to Morgan Morgan looking for the Stick of Evans and it bounced off of it in the corner now nice keeping by Morgan goes off his own man trying to send it to the net and being defended was Matt Martin coming up with it again though Morgan who's had a strong game tonight worked in after the setup Evans and now Martin Martin in behind pinned up against the boards Richie all over him in front it comes to the Stick of one he shoots looking for a tip and it goes wide [Applause] Raiden Richie to play it for the Flyers and up once again Husky's chasing after it Lun runs into a couple of men comes out with it and then it's picked off looking excuse me Selman Peter is looking for Sturm gut and it rolls in on roarer for the third period's first stoppage [Applause] Puck coming out of there van Voris chasing after it cassan with a man on him that's pick ends but it's taken off his stick by castanada and can be played at Center by ver who's working in with speed verallo trying a wraparound temp that went through the crease boy that was close here is Mado dropping it for castan shooting towards the net it's blocked by gut into the corner the clearing attempt failed castanada shoots that goes wide into the corner baralo passed it and a wound up on the stick of stump he goes for a shot Off The Stick of Miller and into the netting Huskies win the face off in their defensive Zone over the head and caught by Zimmerman shery on this side bounced off the stick and Richie able to get it out to set and now it's taken ahead bymer defended by Zimmerman he's pushed up against the bors and castan comes up with a puck Smith working in there having time ismer and able to get it out Northern Illinois Zimmerman going across castan shoots deflection wide to the net picked up by Zimmerman in behind he got it nearly to Smith clearing attempt failed castan has it morfoot sending it back the other way vanv hisses the first one to it his shot Off The Stick of Johnson and now Smith coming up with the puck after battling for it here's a chance in front working his way to the net and Smith had his opportunity sealed up by aurar [Music] off the face off the Flyers take it over on this side to gut nearly gave it up he did but he got it back and was unable to clear third time a charm maybe they are able to get it out and now up ahead to gut drop and stump shot goes off the Ste ceiling after being blocked by Ethan Koval here's a Faceoff win by the Flyers here's a shot and that's blocked rebound and that one denied by Miller off of the stump shot and now he's got no stick trying to play it trying to kick it to gut but the Huskies able to come up with [Applause] it battle at Center this one will wind up over by Miller [Applause] Husky's trying to keep it away frommer he's able to get it and it's sent in on Miller scooped up from Selman another whistle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] husky able to Corral the puck in their own defensive Zone becomes a battle in the corner Martin able to pry it out of there and sending it up just out of the reach of Morgan so that gives more foot a chance to turn with it [Applause] and this shot up the ice Selman Danny Lun is the first one on the scene he's able to kick it away from the Boors but not out of the zone is turning back for it Peters up the boards Evans and now he finds Morgan Morgan to the net and that one's stick aside by roarer winds up in the corner again there in front Evans and this one ricochets back to Peters across Evans [Applause] score Rodan Evans has made it 6 to1 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] and so Evans second goal of the season for him this is Morgan as they try to keep the pressure on and this play is whistled dead [Applause] Mal Donado wins the faceof back to Danny L he's seing a lot of ice time tonight and Pickins was looking for well ninski picked off by Sturm saucer pass to verallo and through the crease it went gut trying to calm things down in behind the net Maldonado forces a turnover lawn shoots High shot and a good stop by roarer [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the [Applause] [Music] here's another [Applause] Faceoff and baralo at [Applause] Center assist for [Applause] 23 so on that previous goal roon Evans sent it towards the net but the present in front from Garrett formhals he was able to get a stick on it and they'll credit the goal to him it's his first goal of the season for Garrett form [Applause] halls and this will be a tripping on the play but [Music] so Evans picks up his second assist of the night on the deflection goal from form Halls he scores his first of the season the senior as we mentioned from Stewartville Minnesota very competitive hockey player especially being from the state of hockey this one's taken away right off the faceof and it's stump the goal scorer dropping it for gut on this power play which seeing a minute and a half already Luke marks backhander out [Applause] and pick ends down deep Johnson this ismer handing it off to the captain gut return pass they play catch gut going across the olmer no Lane open for him to shoot as he throws it in the direction of Pickens stump finds it gut return pass to stump crisp movement of the puck on this power play by the Flyers Johnson goes up high stump Pickins and now gut gut trying to get through the wall of the Huskies defense shot up high and wide it was a missile from stump and it was so hard that it works its way all the way back to the defensive zone of the Flyers just about a half minute to go on this power play here is gut and a shot denied snatched out of the air by Joe Miller [Music] [Applause] [Applause] huskies with the face off and it is immediately shot out of there on the other side Al [Applause] lagna Flyers looking at maybe one more opportunity on this power play it's got 10 seconds to go the Ricochet off the stick skate of Richie thrown in on Miller and he'll cover it up [Applause] [Music] [Music] face off controlled by the Huskies and the power play time up Smith out on the ice Zimmerman forced a turnover he's got on a stick and he was bodied off of it by gut taken up ice again stump looking for pick ends he had a stick lifted by shery this is forced out Peter on the red line Puck handled by stump nice little tow drag move trying to work around Van Voris and the pass back Peter diving for it to keep it in the zone but now Smith looking to turn up ice a nice pickpocket from gut he's got it on a stick now up high Richie castan going up ice looking for Zimmerman just out of his reach that'll be it [Applause] [Music] icing Robertson and Johnson right off the face off it goes into the corner working it out of there shery and Van vorus looks up ice finds Smith Smith Zimmerman parked in the slot van vores along the Blue Line can't keep it in nice play by Warner and they work around the boards it winds up on the stick of shery he finds Zimmerman in the fourman defensive box works out of it looking for shery Puck rolls off the stick goes back to Peters at the point and Zimmerman from the touch pass he's got it at the left Circle Zimmerman in behind and down low trying to work ahead is shery on net and it's forced into behind the net and that puck jumped up just a little too high and got a piece of The netting nine and a half to go and another Faceoff win from the huskys Evans and the pass is picked off sent down the ice winning the Race's pick ends to deny the icing stump with it now along the boards stump with the speed keeping away from everybody this shot towards the off the Stick of Danny Lun and they work below the goal [Applause] line and the Huskies able to win that battle out to Center though going to be taken right back again by the Flyers this Bank pass winds up on the stick of Peters nice tow drag tried another one and it was taken away it's Jake willinsky with it now [Applause] Danny Lun turning with it trying to get through that wall of Flyers finds a man in front and that pass was too hot to handle for Peters Martin down low intercepted from morfoot clearing attempt tried to go up the boards stump comes in there and it's worked out to Morgan Morgan turning with it throwing it over to the side Peters trying to go back to the front winds up on the stick of Evans has it had a stick lifted for a moment and then he got it around in the vicinity of Martin now it's below the [Applause] crease Morgan trying to look for a husky in front nobody was there it was blocked pretty [Applause] wellmer able to retrieve it at Center Ice hurlman can't quite get it out of the Zone chased after by Franklin and Herman will calmly play it ahead head Luke marks trying to pinch it past the man Peter wasn't having any of that he gets it on his stick finds Johnson Dan Johnson nobody home there yukness able to get it out of the zone and then it's played once again alagna yess hanging around that defense trying to force a turnover it's worked up ice now here's Jake walinski on his back can to the net save made Joe Miller and it winds up in the corner chasing after it gut he took it away from mess shooting and that went through the crease maybe getting a piece of the toe from Miller Marks Salman off of his skate now gut up again gut towards Miller daps wide to the net uknes on the other side sends it down the length of the ice and this could be an icing and it will be [Applause] [Music] C [Music] [Applause] [Music] Jack Selman will sit in the Box another husky power play have not scored on it yet tonight and and Van vorus Chris Puck movement finding Sturm Sturm the return pass trying to go across to Peters bounces up in the air he sticks it down van vorus up at the Blue Line back to Peters Peters to Maldonado one time shot and that one didn't get a lot on it denied by roarer it's along the boards now Maldonado finding van Voris again on the blue line going across over to Sturm he's got a lane open to shoot he finds Maldonado on his backhand qu quite can't quite Coral it now it's thrown to the net and through the crease by [Applause] Sturm Sturm again with speed stops right around the line dropping to Peters van Voris again they get set up under a minute to go on this power play at Sturm calmly getting it to Van Voris back to Sturm shooting one that one is off of Richie and into the netting [Music] 50 seconds remaining on this husky power play they win the faceof cin shooting deflected in front shery on net they score and for the first time tonight the Husky have scored on the power play Jeff shery on the [Music] [Applause] redirect early game lots of people are working not a lot of attendance tonight but this is the second game in a row that the Huskies have put up at least seven they've added the extra point to their touchdown and it's 71 right away here's stump looking to make a difference of it finding his man in deep is Trusty linemate Pickins wins up on the stick a van vores can't clear more foot shot and that is seen all the way by by Joe [Applause] Miller Puck rolls past morfoot and form halls trying to chase after it there was some reinforcements coming and it's iced now by number six ja sh assist from 66 Walker time of the H power play t 14 minutes 31 second third period the goal scorer sh assisted from Smith our play time 14 another defensive Zone Faceoff win for the Flyers up the boards stump who has been out there an awful lot tonight especially in this second period on tripped is castan that should be a penalty and it [Applause] is the captain Ryan gut will head to the box and once again the Huskies will have another Power Play they just scored moments ago on the previous one I'll get verallo Peters Maldonado out there stur and for or I beg your pardon van vorus on the blue line and right off the face off Maldonado going ahead Sturm Boris in the middle nice little deflection pass by Maldonado to Sturm and he's turning with it up high to van vores he quarterbacks this blue line across one timer shot and that went wide for from Peters looking to wind up on it with Stern but he had it poked away from him by welninski not out though Maldonado and the pass was just out of his [Applause] reach that clearing attempt knocked out of the air with the hand of Maldonado Sturm van borus goes back to STM on the blue line Sturm no open for him to shoot van vorus with that Wicked slapper goes right into the glove of roer [Music] [Music] this one is sent down the ice out of his [Applause] net Evans passes it to himself off the boards then stops on a dime around olmer and then he Dives to keep it away from him castan picks it up his shot off the stick ofmer two great defensive plays from him shery in behind the most recent goal scorer for the huskys hands it over to Evans and now castan back to Evans Evans castanada shoots blocked in front Puck kept out Smith trying to go across there Evans got it and that was blocked again bymer boy he has been the Workhorse on this power play for the Huskies castan shoots that's blocked up high nearly went into the net and now they score Zimmerman hatrick goal the icing on the cake for him backto back Power Play Goals and Robbie Zimmerman has three [Applause] [Applause] huskies have scored 16 goals now in their last two games and this one not over huskies are going to be looking for another one they've been competitive all season long to the Bell so far as this one is thrown into the netting after being blocked another Faceoff win they get this line out there form Halls marks and ukes as this is thrown into the glove Koval and with 22 233 remaining in Period three Huskies get set up again with this [Applause] line gole and this is working in stump right on go they score mmer was right in front and he deflected it right past the net minder Miller it is now 8 to2 hey get that [Applause] back get that back Morgan get that [Applause] back right off the face off Evans takes it trying to work around trying to find Martin winds up on the stick of wilinski worked on by Evans and Morgan able to pinch in deeper right out in front of the net Morgan from the or I beg your pardon Martin taken by Evans ahead Peter shot it was not olmer who just score the goal it was the captain gut he's made it 82 both of them were in front of the [Applause] net the last one to get a stick on it was indeed gut so he picks up the goal working his way up Morgan the other way Morgan across Evans Dutch pass right there and just wide of the net off of a hot pass to handle Matt Martin had that opportunity [Applause] and Evans can't escape his own Zone stump right on goal seen all the way by Joe Miller [Music] [Music] [Music] and Van vorus Rings it up the boards Varallo there Sturm trying to keep it and with a minute to go in regulation Flyers enter the Zone stump looking in front can't connect with Dan Johnson but they can't get it out now [Applause] Deo it's out to Center Huskies will move to 3 and0 on the young season they'll head to Romeoville tomorrow for a rematch with the Flyers Sturm and now it's into the Zone verallo back there to Sturm and his shot save rebound another save from roarer [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this face off taken once again by the Flyers well ninski up at Center Caston will pin them up against the boards and they'll look to ice this game that'll run out the clock Huskies move to three and0 on the season second game in a row where they've scored eight and they're rolling got a Romeo Ville matchup tomorrow between these two teams stay tuned for that but for tonight huskys Win It 8-2 Robbie Zimmerman leads the way in this one he scores a hattrick and an exclamation point for the Huskies to close out this home stand Huskies salute their crowd from Romeoville tomorrow is where they they'll head for a Saturday evening [Applause] matchup on Huskies Nation I James gansky saying good night all

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