Hockey / Stemke's big game bests xNY Apple Core in 4-1 xP.A.L. Junior Islanders win

Stemke's big game bests xNY Apple Core in 4-1 xP.A.L. Junior Islanders win

Date:  Source: P.A.L. Jr. Islanders

xP.A.L. Junior Islanders' Christopher Stemke had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing one assist in his team's 4-1 win over the xNY Apple Core Minor B.

Stemke's tallies came at 18:38 into the second period to make the score 2-0 xP.A.L. Junior Islanders and short handed 14:15 into the third to make the score 4-1 xP.A.L. Junior Islanders.

xP.A.L. Junior Islanders' Eric Tatarian was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 30 saves and let only one puck past him. The solid play of Tatarian will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 3.59.

xP.A.L. Junior Islanders' penalty kill excelled, as xP.A.L. Junior Islanders gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.

xP.A.L. Junior Islanders stifled xNY Apple Core's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Minor B were unable to stop xP.A.L. Junior Islanders from sending pucks towards the net, and xP.A.L. Junior Islanders eventually piled up 49 shots on goal. xP.A.L. Junior Islanders' penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as xP.A.L. Junior Islanders finished with 24 penalty minutes.

xP.A.L. Junior Islanders also got points from Nicholas Mangone, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Casey OLeary also scored for xP.A.L. Junior Islanders. Other players who recorded assists for xP.A.L. Junior Islanders were Michael Guidi, Thomas Gallo, and Jonathan Randazzo, who each chipped in one.

xNY Apple Core's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five xP.A.L. Junior Islanders power plays. The Minor B's offense operated below they season average. xNY Apple Core averages 4.1 goals per game. The Minor B forced xP.A.L. Junior Islanders goalie Tatarian to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. xNY Apple Core could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 20 minutes in penalties during the game.

The Minor B were led by Christopher Johnson, who scored the team's only goal. Johnson scored 1:31 into the third period to make the score 2-1 xP.A.L. Junior Islanders. Daniel Diner picked up the assist.

xNY Apple Core's Brett Epstein stopped 45 shots out of the 49 that he faced.