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 In
the final game of the season before the playoffs,
the top two teams in girls LSSAA hockey took to the
ice to battle for first place. The high powered
offence of the Northern Vikings tried to beat the
shut down defence of the LCCVI Lancers, but in the
end, the stellar goaltending won the show, as the
Lancers defeated Northern 2-1.
In the
first period Northern had the early chances,
capitalizing on turnovers by the Lancers in front of
their own net. Fortunatley for the Lancers goalie
Amelia Maniuk was there to make the stops each time,
keeping the highest scoring offence off the board.
Back the
other way Karly Dobbin had an excellent chance in
close off a faceoff, but Vikings goalie Erica
Sullivan was there to get the pad down. The game
turned into a goalie duel between Maniuk and
Sullivan as each team put shots on net but each
goalie was there to make the stops. LCCVI would get
some late chances in the first but the Northern
defence back checked to help clear the puck away as
the first period ended scoreless.
In the
second period the goalie battle carried over as
again both sides got equal chances at putting the
puck on net, but Sullivan and Maniuk were there to
close to the door on any goal scoring. Sydney Smith
and Steph Charteris both had back hand chances in
close for the Vikings but Maniuk was there for the
saves. Back the other way Makayla Eves had a chance
of a pass from behind the net but she couldn't jam
it home, and the second period ended with the game
still scoreless.
In
the third Northern again had its chances as Marlow
Pecora was in close but Maniuk made a big kick save.
But eventually the onslaught of shots would finally
be to much. Alicia MacDougall would get the puck
along the boards at the has marks and be untouched
skating to the front of the net, where she would let
a wrist shot go that beat Maniuk high to break the
scoreless game.
With
the Vikings now leading and under five minutes to
go, it didn't take long for the Lancers to get back
into the game. LCCVI would capitalize of a Vikings
turnover in Northern's end as Danielle Campbell
intercepted a pass inside the Vikings zone, came in
on a breakaway and deked Sullivan, sliding the puck
into the open net to tie the game at 1-1.
A minute
and a half later, the Lancers would get the go
ahead. Darian Adams would let a shot through that
Sullivan stopped. Campbell would try and put the
puck away but her shot went off the back glass.
Fortunately Dariah Limb picked the puck out of the
air beside the net, putting it down on her stick and
jammed it into the open net to give the Lancers the
2-1 lead.
With
seconds to go the Vikings would pull their goalie,
but LCCVI would hold on to the lead and take the
victory to claim first place heading into the
playoff round.
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