Richardson Lifts Maroons to Win
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Trevor Richardson was all over the ice for the Chatham Maroons, as he tallied two goals in Chatham’s 3-1 win over the LaSalle Vipers.
Richardson found the back of the net 17:21 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Chatham and again while 19:57 into the third to make the score 3-1 Chatham.
The Maroons were led by goalie Darien Ekblad, who finished with 29 saves while allowing one goal. Ekblad managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 3.01 prior to the game.
Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 14:05 into the second period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.
Chatham stifled LaSalle’s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Maroons forced the Vipers goalie Taylor Speed to work between the pipes, taking 42 shots.
Chatham also got a goal from Sean Myers as well. More assists for Chatham came via Michael Verboom, who had two and Brayden Hopkins, Alexander Morgan, and Blake Blondeel, who contributed one a piece.
LaSalle racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with eight minors and one major for 31 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 25.0 minutes per game the Vipers had been spending in the box. LaSalle put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Chatham to score on any of its nine power plays. The Vipers did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. LaSalle puts an average of 3.8 pucks into the net per game.
The Vipers were led by Scott Prier, who scored the team’s only goal. Prier scored 14:50 into the third period to make the score 1-1. Blake Jones assisted on the tally.
The Maroons ended with 25 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. Chatham ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Oliver Blayne was ejected from the game. Speed recorded 39 saves for LaSalle. The Vipers registered zero goals on four power play opportunities. For LaSalle, Rio Anzolin was ejected from the game.