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GAME RECAP

Huge game by Viitanen boosts Long Beach Bombers over Wichita Jr. Thunder, 9-1

Las Vegas North    Sat, Dec 21, 2013

Marcus Viitanen was all over the ice for Long Beach Bombers, as he tallied four goals and one assist in Long Beach Bombers' 9-1 win over Wichita Jr. Thunder.

Viitanen's first goal came 5:16 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:31 into the first, at 19:54 into the second, and at 22:09 into the second.

Long Beach Bombers was led by goalie Jakub Krejci, who finished with 26 saves while allowing one goal. Krejci certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 2.63 entering the contest.

Long Beach Bombers forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 11 minors and two majors for 52 minutes in penalty time. Long Beach Bombers surpassed its season average of 23.0 penalty minutes per game. Long Beach Bombers made Wichita Jr. Thunder's goalies to work without much rest, racking up 50 shots and forcing 41 saves. Marco Medina made 22 stops and Jake Larson made 19. Long Beach Bombers bested its season scoring average. Long Beach Bombers averages 4.4 goals per game.

Long Beach Bombers additionally got points from Tomas Nemeth, who also racked up one goal and four assists to lead the team in points and Filip Martinec, who also had one goal and two assists. Johan Beatty also scored for Long Beach Bombers. Other players who recorded assists for Long Beach Bombers were Nicholas Short, Chris Sudnicki, Xavier Boissel-Dombreval, Filip Andreason, and Valeriy Ledovskiy, who each chipped in one.

The Wichita Jr. Thunder penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 12 minors and two majors for 74 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 22.0 minutes per game Wichita Jr. Thunder had been spending in the box.

Long Beach Bombers registered two goals on eight power play opportunities. Wichita Jr. Thunder registered one goal on three power play opportunities. For Wichita Jr. Thunder, Jack McClelland was ejected from the game.