Starters: Cody Hamilton (D), Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel (D), Eric Giosa (F), Jean-Philippe Levasseur (G), Mike Sgroi (F), Justin Styffe (F); Mudbugs - Joe Blaznek (F), Matt Cook (F), John DeCaro (G), Tysen Dowzak (D), Mark Johnson (F), Kirk Medernach (D).
First Period: Coach Ruskowski has chosen to start his fighting line. We'll see if that turns into anything. ... You can keep up with the box score for tonight in case I get taken away from my computer at any point. ... Of course I miss the game where Sgroi scores on a breakaway. Hahaha. Bucks lead 1-0 on Sgroi's first goal with the team on the Bucks' first shot of the game. ... That goal, which came at 2:53 in the game, was the Bucks' first since the third period last Friday. Giosa and Hamilton get the assists. ... Now the Bucks get an early power play as Joe Zappala is headed to the box for hooking at 3:10. ... Well, that didn't take very long. Adam Rivet just scored on a long shot that deflected off a body in front to give the Bucks a 2-0 lead at 3:43. Two shots = two goals so far tonight. Jarred Mohr and Lance Monych had the assists on that one. ... Dieude-Fauvel headed to the box at 4:56 for boarding Travis Clayton to give the Mudbugs their first power play. ... Penalty killed. ... Going on the announcer's inflection, Jeff Bes just came close to giving the Bucks a 3-0 advantage, but DeCaro made the save. ... Pretty back and forth for the middle 10 of the period, then Tyrel Lucas got his first of the year at 16:02 on a turnover right in front of Levasseur to make the score 2-1. I believe that was the Mudbugs' 10th shot of the game. ... Bucks have a chance to get that one back as Simon Mangos is headed to the box for tripping. ... Nothing doing on that one. ... End of the period, Bucks lead 2-1. Mudbugs up 12-11 on shots.
Second Period: The Mudbugs get the first power play of the second period with a high-sticking penalty against Giosa. Pointstreak seems to be down again, so I'm not sure of the exact time on that one. ... Fresh off that kill, the Bucks get a power play of their own with Blaznek headed to the box for hooking. ... Now Monych is going off for tripping in the offensive zone to give the Mudbugs their second power play of the period and third of the game. ... Now they're getting a 5-on-3 for 50 seconds with Mike Looby headed to the box for slashing. ... Sgroi just got another point, taking a shot that was saved by DeCaro then jammed in by Giosa. Robin Richards had the second assist. Seems to LEC turns into bizarro world when I'm not around. Just kidding. Bucks lead 3-1. ... End of the period, Bucks still lead 3-1. Mudbugs up 28-16 on shots. Yikes.
Third Period: Sorry, been busy pulling wire at the office. Game still 3-1 near the halfway point of the final period. ... Styffe just scored his second shorthanded, unassisted goal of the season to put the Bucks up 4-1. ... Blaznek has cut the lead to 4-2 with 4:16 to go.
Game Over: Bucks win 3-2, sweeping the season series against the Mudbugs for the first time ever and improving to 8-3-3 (19 points). Mudbugs fall to 7-8-0 (14 points). The Bucks outshot the Mudbugs in the third to cut the final shot deficit to 33-30.
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Finally a good team effort for the Bucks against the Mudbugs. They played strong throughout the entire game. JP as always made some terrific stops (this guy is incredibly something else).
An after game interview with Sgroi has him saying that the Bucks are the best team in the division. That went over my head. We lost to Texas, Odessa, Arizona, Allen, Rio and Corpus and that makes us the best team in the South. I want to say someone put the stick to your head and beat you sensless; but that can't be true, nobody wants to tangle with you. That statement just made me want to ask "WTH" are you smoking son? Speaking of a beating, tommorrow it'll be Corpus V. Laredo. I'm hoping for a Sheldrake-Sgroi fight. If it doesn't happen on Saturday I hope it happens on Sunday. I just hope we don't have a let down in CC.
GO BUCKS GO!
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