Rice's hat trick boosts Fox Chapel over Penn-Trafford, 5-1
Date: Feb 22, 2016
Alexander Evans gave Chartiers Valley a 2-1 (OT) victory over Penn-Trafford when he scored 3:54 into the extra period.
Chartiers Valley's Brandon Edwards was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 33 saves and let only one puck past him. Edwards certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 6.69 entering the contest.
Chartiers Valley was paced by Evans, who had one goal.
Chartiers Valley managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Chartiers Valley finished below its season average of 7.0 penalty minutes per game.
Chartiers Valley also got a goal from Austin Williams-Ayers as well. In addition, Chartiers Valley received assists from Jake Casto, who had two and Noah Fodor and Trevor Stevenson, who contributed one each.
Penn-Trafford managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Penn-Trafford ended up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. Penn-Trafford did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Penn-Trafford puts an average of 3.8 pucks into the net per game. Penn-Trafford forced Chartiers Valley goalie Edwards to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots.
Penn-Trafford was led by Nathan Mickey, who scored the team's only goal. Mickey scored 32 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 Penn-Trafford. Thomas Byrne picked up the assist.
Chartiers Valley registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Alec Pevornik recorded 23 saves for Penn-Trafford. Penn-Trafford registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.