Mooretown, On -
In Great Lakes
Jr C hockey
action the
Mooretown Flags
and Wallaceburg
Lakers gave
their fans their
monies worth in
an exciting game
that was decided
in overtime.
Wallaceburg took
the lead at
14:49 on a power
play by Jeff
Nolfo assisted
by Bobby Domin
and Barry Braun.
At 17:06
McGregor Haddon
tied things up
assisted by
Travis Mullen.
In the second
period
Defenceman Brett
Storr scored his
first goal of
the season for
the Lakers on a
power play
assisted by
Barry Braun and
Jeff Nolfo at
15:13 to take
the lead.
Just over a
minute later at
16:22 later
Wallaceburg took
a two point lead
after Lucais
Meyskens scored
a shorthanded
goal assisted by
Trevor Williams.
Mooretown began
their journey
for a come back
as Matt Brandon
scored a power
play goal to
narrow the lead
to one.
Jeff Schroeter
and Travis
Mullen assisted.
Lakers Scott
Lubbers regained
the two point
spread at 13:17
assisted by
Lucais Meyskens.
Mooretown
continued to
fight back and
at 14:21 Andrew
Sokol scored
assisted by Jeff
Schroeter.
Just under two
minutes later
the Lakers took
a unearned goal
when Mooretown
netminder
Brandon Johnson
failed to clear
the puck bounced
off his own
teammate into
the net.
Bobby Domin was
given the point
for the goal.
Mooretown was
down 5 - 3 at
this point in
the game but
they continued
to fight back
and at 17:05
Andrew Sokol off
of Jeff Sit
narrowed the gap
to one.
The Lakers took
a penalty which
game the flags
the power play
and with an
empty net the
Flags had the
two man
advantage and at
19:35 Matt
Brandon scored
the tying goal
assisted by
McGregor Haddon.
Regulation time
ended with both
sides even at 5
- 5.
Late in the
overtime period
at 4:38 Justin
Whitson scored
for the Lakers
to give them the
6 - 5 overtime
win. Sam Jasmin
contributed to
the winning goal
with the assist.
Mooretown
outshot
Wallaceburg 50 -
34. Devine
Cove took the
win in net for
the Lakers with
45 saves.
Johnson made 28
saves.
Both sides
scored two power
play goals,
Wallaceburg on
five
opportunities,
Mooretown on
nine.
The win for the
Lakers ends a
four game losing
streak as their
last win was
against the
Flags in
Mooretown back
in September.
The Lakers are
now 6 - 4 - 1.
The Flags
continue to
struggle.
This game was
their fifth game
that was decided
in overtime with
one of those
games going to a
shootout.
The Flags are
now 2 - 5 - 3 -
1 for the
season.
The Flags are
back in action
on Sunday when
they travel to
Blenheim.
The Lakers are
home on
Wednesday Oct 24
when they host
Belle River.
