Hockey / Atlanta Junior Knights downs East Coast Eagles, 3-1

Atlanta Junior Knights downs East Coast Eagles, 3-1

Date:  Source: EJHL Atlanta Junior Knights

Caleb Santa Maria registered one point to lead Atlanta Junior Knights to a 3-1 victory over East Coast Eagles.

Atlanta Junior Knights' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five East Coast Eagles power plays. Atlanta Junior Knights forced East Coast Eagles goalie Brandon Brown to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

Atlanta Junior Knights also got points from Mark Brawner, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Andrew Bennett, who also racked up one goal and one assist. More assists for Atlanta Junior Knights came via Ian McDonald, who had two and Christian Griffin and Chrs Huntington, who each chipped in one.

East Coast Eagles forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up six minors and one major for 37 minutes in penalty time. East Coast Eagles surpassed its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. East Coast Eagles' offense operated below it season average. East Coast Eagles averages 3.3 goals per game.

East Coast Eagles was led by Zack Frank, who scored the team's only goal. Frank scored 1:20 into the first period to make the score 1-0 East Coast Eagles.

Joseph Roberts made 24 saves for Atlanta Junior Knights on 25 shots. Atlanta Junior Knights totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-7 on the power play. Brown rejected 28 shots on goal for East Coast Eagles. For East Coast Eagles, Brendan Hoey was ejected from the game.