Matty got the game tied up at 1 and then gave us a 2-1 lead with his second goal of the game. AJ tied the game again at 2 before Rob gave us a 3-2 lead. Matty netted the first hat trick in Lokomotiva franchise history and just like that, Loko had a comfortable 4-2 lead.
That's when things started to break down. AJ scored another goal to pull within 1. Loko held the lead for a while but on the opening faceoff of the third period, while on a Lokomotiva power play, AJ won the faceoff and tore into the zone to score a shorthanded, game-tying goal.
AJ went on to score the next two goals and now they were the ones playing with a 2 goal lead.
With about 5 minutes left in the game, Yehuda passed a puck out of the zone to Rob. Rob carried it into the AJ zone and passed to Matty. Matty passed right back to Rob who buried his second of the night and got Loko back in the game.
While a late period flurry gave Loko some life, we weren't able to cash in, even with the net empty in favor of the extra attacker. Loko would fall with a final score of 6-5 and their record dropped to 2-2.
Loko was missing a handful of key players last night and, while missing personnel is not an excuse, there was a noticeably different atmosphere on the bench. That, combined with the extremely late start time (11:20pm), combined with a lot of missed opportunities (several hit pipes and crossbars) led to a disappointing outcome. We'll get back out there next time though and kick some ass.
Next up is Butter Cream Gang (currently 1-2-0) on 10/24/2013 at 10:30pm.
By: Yehuda Miller
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