Lambton
was on the road Thursday night to start the Alliance
Playdowns against the first place London Jr.
Knights. Lambton was going to need a big effort from
everyone to upset the highly rated Jr. Knights
The game got off to a tentative start with both
teams not wanting to make a mistake. No scoring, and
very few good chances existed until a Jr. Knight got
a pass with speed in the neutral zone and busted
through the defense to score on a breakaway to make
it 1-0. The score remained 1-0 until the ten minute
mark of the second period when a Jr. Sting turnover
resulted in a London player being all alone in front
and scoring to make it 2-0. Lambton was spending
most of the time in their own zone and needed a
spark to get going. Ethan Hunt made a number of big
saves and was keeping the Jr. Sting within striking
distance. Lambton almost got on the board when AP
Nolan Farr slid a shot through the legs of the
London goalie but the puck came out the other side
and went harmlessly into the corner.
After two periods it was a 2-0 game for London but
Lambton was starting to show some signs of life and
with 6:22 to go in the third period Ryan Gould
jammed in a Jared Pageau rebound to make it 2-1.The
Jr. Sting picked up the pace and at the one minute
mark pulled their goalie in hopes of getting the
equalizer but after losing control of the puck in
the London zone, a Jr. Knight player was allowed to
skate down the ice and put in the empty netter to
seal a 3-1 victory.
Ethan Hunt played very well in the Lambton net and
game the Jr. Sting a chance when they were badly
outplayed.
Ryan Gould scored the only goal with an assist going
to Jared Pageau.
The Jr. Sting are happy to have Conner Royer back in
the line up.
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