Florida Eels uses early goal to top Tampa Bay Juniors, 2-0
Date: Mar 2, 2014
Bryan Owen was all over the ice for Rochester Junior Americans, as he tallied one goal and four assists in Rochester Junior Americans' 7-4 win over Tampa Bay Juniors.
Owen scored 17:55 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Rochester Junior Americans. Thomas Grammatico provided the assist. Owen dished an assist on Mikel Williams's goal that made the score 2-1 Rochester Junior Americans at 16:50 into the first period. He then added assists on Grammatico's goal at 4:19 into the second, on Michael Munoz's goal at 16:03 into the second, and on Grammatico's goal at 19:43 into the second.Rochester Junior Americans managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Rochester Junior Americans finished below its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game.
Rochester Junior Americans additionally got points from Kyle Gannon, who also had one goal and one assist, Grammatico, who also racked up three goals and one assist, and Williams, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, Rochester Junior Americans received assists from Theodore Lauer, who had two and Gustaf Warnelius, Tanner Woodruff, William Shaffer, and Said Khamidov, who contributed one a piece.
Tampa Bay Juniors was helped by Jonathan Hall, who finished with one goal. Hall scored 23:23 into the first period to make the score 3-2 Rochester Junior Americans. Tucker Barone picked up the assist. Tampa Bay Juniors also got points from Brandon Goudreau, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Tampa Bay Juniors included Jesse Bafia and Trey Stern, who each put in one. More assists for Tampa Bay Juniors came via Kastle Birch, who had two and Jonathan Grodzki and Raven Woodring, who each chipped in one.
Rochester Junior Americans' Lawson Fenton stopped 22 shots out of the 26 that he faced. Rochester Junior Americans registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Theodore Woodbury made 14 saves for Tampa Bay Juniors on 21 shots. Tampa Bay Juniors incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.