The Slammers downed the Campbellton Tigers 6-2 on the road on Friday, March 9th. As a result of the game four victory, the Slammers will be advancing to the second round of the 2012 Kent Cup Playoffs.
Round two will serve as the Meek Division Final round. The Slammers will face the winner of the Bent Division Semi-Final series, currently being played between the Dieppe Commandos and the Summerside Western Capitals. The winner of that series has still not yet been decided, but the Commandos are leading the series 2-1 as of last night.
In the Woodstock/Campbellton contest, Ben MacSwain scored two goals for the Slammers, while Jake Logan chipped in with one goal and one assist. Connor Tresham assisted three goals.
The scoring began with an unassisted shorthanded goal netted by Christopher Caissy at 4:16. Ben MacSwain responded four minutes later, getting the Slammers on the scoreboard and tying the contest at one.
Francis Bernier restored the Tigers' lead at 10:26, however, Ben Miller deadlocked the score at 2-2 at the end of period one.
Just over nine and a half minutes into the second period, Andrew Langan increased the score to 3-2 in the Slammers' favour. Langan's goal was the only goal scored during period two.
Ben MacSwain wasted no time getting the ball rolling in the third period, scoring only thirteen seconds in. Two minutes later, Robert Visca increased Woodstock's lead to 5-2.
Jake Logan slipped a shot past Tigers netminder Julien Daigle nine minutes into the period. This goal was the Slammers' game winner, sealing Campbellton's fate.
The Slammers were presented with only one power play opportunity, but failed to take advantage of it. The Tigers had five power play chances, but they did not score on any of them.
Matt Murphy faced 31 shots in the contest, refusing 29 of them. Raphael Roy played a total of 42 minutes and 13 seconds, stopping 23 of 28 shots faced during that time. Roy was replaced by Julien Daigle, who tended the Tigers' net for the remaining 17 minutes and 47 seconds. Daigle saw ten shots, and stopped nine of them.
The date and time of the Woodstock Slammers' next challenge will be announced on The Shiretown Blogger as soon as possible. Stay tuned for details.
With files from www.themhl.ca
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