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East Coast outlasts Palm Beach, 4-3Panthers Ice Den Sun, Dec 16, 2012 Story by Narrative Science.
The East Coast Eagles gutted out a close 4-3 win against the Palm Beach Hawks. Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Chase Horn's goal in the second period proved to be the difference maker. East Coast got the win on the strength of a great game by Collin Duffy, who had two goals and two assists. Duffy scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 19:37 into the first period to make the score 2-1 East Coast. The Eagles had gotten the advantage when Palm Beach's Michael Visnick was sent off for boarding. Bailey King provided the assist. Duffy's next tally on the power play made the score 3-1 East Coast with 13:29 left in the second period. Jacob Weldon picked up the assist. The Hawks were unable to stop East Coast from sending pucks towards the net, and the Eagles eventually piled up 37 shots on goal. East Coast cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring two goals on three chances. East Coast additionally got points from King, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for East Coast were Bruce Chappell and Zachary Mabie, who contributed one a piece. Palm Beach was led by Tristan Lamontagne, who tallied one goal and one assist. Lamontagne scored on the power play 14:43 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Palm Beach. The Hawks had gained a power play chance when Duffy was whistled for elbowing. James Leicht provided the assist. Palm Beach also got points from Axel Dressell, who also registered one goal and one assist. Justin Jones also scored for Palm Beach. More assists for Palm Beach came via JJ Augusta, who had one. The Eagles' Cory Lignelli stopped 22 shots out of the 25 that he faced. East Coast incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Stephen Sundberg made 33 saves for Palm Beach on 37 shots. The Hawks incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. |