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AIHL 2014
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Huge game by Kokkonen boosts CBR Brave over Perth Thunder, 3-1Perth Ice Arena Sat, Jul 26, 2014 CBR Brave's Anton Kokkonen had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing one assist in his team's 3-1 win over Perth Thunder. Kokkonen's tallies came at 32 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 CBR Brave and 16:02 into the third to make the score 3-1 CBR Brave.CBR Brave was led by goalie Petri Pitkanen, who finished with 27 saves while allowing one goal. Pitkanen certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 3.72 entering the contest. Perth Thunder's power play was ineffective against CBR Brave's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded. CBR Brave excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. With 26 shots on target during the contest, CBR Brave exceeded the 2.3 shots it averages per game this year. CBR Brave also got points from Mathieu Ouellette, who also registered one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for CBR Brave were Kai Miettinen, who had one. Perth Thunder's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four CBR Brave power plays. Perth Thunder did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Perth Thunder puts an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game. Perth Thunder put 28 shots on net during the contest, more than the 3.2 it averages per game. Perth Thunder was led by Andrew Cox, who scored the team's only goal. Cox scored 45 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-1. Sam Wilson picked up the assist. CBR Brave incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Mathieu Dugas rejected 23 shots on goal for Perth Thunder. Perth Thunder incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
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