Game #13

Period Length

With all that said, I don't have anything to add about the opening fifteen minutes, aside from the fact that the score was 2-1 in favor of the River Ridge side. They would widen their lead just over a minute into the second period, on a shot that was flipped up and over the Ice Sharks goaltender, making it a 3-1 game. Despite being late to the game, Drew would get the Sharks back on the board a minute later on a wrap-around goal, closing the gap to 3-2 in his first shift on the ice. With nine and a half to play River Ridge would reclaim a two-goal advantage on a wrist shot that slid in just under the crossbar. With a little over six minutes left in the period, the Riverview team would close the gap thanks to a beautiful pass through the crease that would be tapped in for a goal and a 4-3 score. Two and a half minutes later the Ice Sharks would tie the game once again, this time by gathering in a rebound and shooting it up and over the River Ridge goaltender. With a little less than two minutes to play in the middle period, Drew would score his second goal of the game when he knocked in a rebound, giving Riverview their second lead of the game. The 5-4 score would stand until the end of the period.

With a little less than two minutes elapsed in the third period, Riverview took a tripping penalty that would cost them. Just eight seconds into the man advantage a River Ridge forward fired home a wrister from just outside the right circle, knotting the score at 5-5. River Ridge would take a too-many men on the ice penalty with 5:27 left on the clock, then a minute later they were called for hooking, give the Riverview players a 5 on 3 advantage for a full minute. They used most of that time before finally retaking the lead on a wrist shot that made it through the five-hole. Forty-five seconds after taking the lead once again, the Ice Sharks gave themselves a two-goal advantage for the first time today, flipping the puck up and over the River Ridge goaltender after corralling a rebound in front of the net. River Ridge closed the gap to a single goal with just over 90 seconds to play as they themselves pounced on a rebound and tapped it home, making it a 7-6 game. River Ridge would get called for roughing with just under a minute to play, and that essentially ended their chance at a comeback. The Ice Sharks would survive to take the come from behind victory! Maybe Drew should skip every first period from now on!