Monday, March 19, 2012

Slammers dump Caps in game one of Meek final

It may not only be the weather outside that is hot.

The Woodstock Slammers were also hot, opening the Meek Division Final series yesterday afternoon against the Summerside Western Capitals on home ice.

The Slammers dumped the Western Capitals 7-2 on Sunday, March 18th at the Carleton Civic Centre in Woodstock.

Slammers captain Andrew Langan led the Slammers in points in Sunday's contest. Langan racked up two goals and one assist yesterday against the Western Capitals. Bradley Greene chipped in with one goal and two assists.

Langan opened the scoring at 8:12. Nick Huard slipped a shot past Landon Noel at 14:07, increasing the Slammers' lead to 2-0. Noel was replaced by Jared Kelly after playing just over 29 minutes of the game. Kelly played nearly 31 minutes in Noel's relief.

Summerside defenseman Harrison Wood scored on a power play at 16:44, getting the Western Capitals on the board and bringing the score to 2-1.

Ryan Kelly scored an unassisted goal for the Capitals at 18:50, tying the game at two.

With one second left in period one, Tim Campbell scored, getting the Slammers back in the lead at 3-2 at the end of period one.

Bradley Greene wasted no time getting back into action in period two, scoring on a power play at 2:13, increasing Woodstock's lead to 4-2. Andrew Langan scored an unassisted, shorthanded goal six minutes later, giving the Slammers a three-point lead.

Connor Tresham scored another shorthanded goal just over twelve and a half minutes into the second period. With Tresham's help, the Slammers were leading 6-2 at the end of period two.

Evan Carmody scored the game winner for the Slammers on a power play at 19:11 in period three.

Matt Murphy faced 23 shots in the contest, stopping 21 of them. Landon Noel faced 33 shots in just over 29 minutes of playing, refusing 28 of them. Jared Kelly kept 19 shots out out of 21 faced in Noel's relief.

Summerside went 2 for 9 on the power play, while Woodstock scored only once, despite being presented with nine power play opportunities.

The Woodstock Slammers will cross the Confederation Bridge to play game two of the 2012 Meek Division Final on Wednesday, March 21st. The game will begin at 7:30 pm at the East Link Arena at the Credit Union Place in Summerside. Game three will be played on Friday, March 23rd at 7:30 pm at the Carleton Civic Centre. 

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