Allen may be the worst team in the division, but that’s not to say they aren’t a pretty dangerous team–as they showed last night in what was perhaps one of the oddest games of the season so far.
First Period
- Well, that was quick. Joseph Mizzi to the box.
- And Mizzi out of the box. Good kill.
- Well. That wasn’t ideal. Jake Marchment is usually quite good defensively. That was not one of his finer moments.
- …What was THAT?? What was pretty much anyone on defense even doing!!??
- Allen’s shots are apparently 16-1. Not sure I believe this…on the other hand, it can’t be off by much.
- Now Mike Economos to the box.
- Again…where was the defense…
- OK, so the shots are definitely bad. Very bad. But they’re not quite 19-2 bad.
- Ok…so, the good news is that they haven’t given up a power play goal…the bad news is..uh, shots are 19-3 for Allen, who leads 3-0.
Second Period
- What we need this period: shots (of both the liquid and on-net variety).
- YOOOOO CALEB HERBERT 11 SECONDS IN.
- AHHHHHH TURNER OTTENBREIT 30 SECONDS IN.
- So uh. Yeah. That just happened!
- Four minute power play for the boys!
- TIE. GAME.
- You might say the second period was a….Fresch(i) start…
- Sorry, not sorry.
- Both goalies making big saves as the period heads into the final five.
- WHAT A DIVING POKE SAVE FROM JOSH ANDERSON.
- Unfortunately, Ottenbreit takes a penalty behind the play.
- Oh god. Marchment won the face-off so well that it deflected off Nolan De Jong’s stick and into the net!??? The goal is credited to Riley Bourbonnais, who lost the face-off to Marchment.
- That might be the single weirdest goal I have ever had the misfortune of seeing.
- OH. Oh no. 5-3 Allen. Good lord.
- Seriously, what even is this game????
Third Period
- Ok, all I ask is that the own goal NOT be the game winner, because right now, it is.
- Freschi to the box, Marchment does not win that face-off.
- Sigh.
- So, the way this game is going, this means that Utah is now gonna score three in a row, right?
- Thank you Eric for making sure that the own goal isn’t the game winner. Freschi gets his second of the game on the power play! He’s having some kind of night!
- So, the way this game is going, this means that Utah is now gonna score three in a row, right?
- Joe Cannata with a big save on the breakaway there.
- Josh Dickinson makes it 6-5!!!
- There are a LOT of guys with multi-point games tonight!
- Well. If nothing else, this was an entertaining game. Frustrating, but definitely entertaining.
- At least 6-5 is far more respectable than 6-3.
- Bahahahahah you can’t do that. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies had seven skaters on the ice.
- Uhg. Empty netter for Allen.
- Grizzlies lose 7-5.
Goals
- First: None
- Second: Herbert (Freschi, Walters), Ottenbreit (Walters, Zahn), Freschi (Richart, Dickinson) (PP)
- Third: Freschi (Marchment, Herbert) (PP), Dickinson (Marchment, Economos)
Cannata made 33/39 saves, while Freschi’s assist and two goals earned him third star behind Riley Bourbonnais (2G, 1A) and Adam Miller (1G, 2A).
This was, perhaps, the weirdest game this season!
Fortunately, the Grizzlies get two more cracks at the Americans tonight and Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Action Sports Photography.
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