Hockey / xTampa Bay Juniors rides Cuthbertson to victory over xPotomac Patriots, 8-1

xTampa Bay Juniors rides Cuthbertson to victory over xPotomac Patriots, 8-1

Date:  Source: EJHL Tampa Bay Juniors

xTampa Bay Juniors relied on the scoring touch of Jonathan Hall, who netted two goals, to beat xPotomac Patriots, 8-1.

Hall found the back of the net 12:52 into the first period to make the score 2-0 xTampa Bay Juniors and again while 13:06 into the second to make the score 6-1 xTampa Bay Juniors.

xTampa Bay Juniors was led by goalie Jake Cuthbertson, who finished with 36 saves while allowing one goal. Cuthbertson certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 3.6 entering the contest.

xTampa Bay Juniors excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. xTampa Bay Juniors kept xPotomac Patriots' goalie busy throughout the game, and Alex Sokich made 23 saves on 31 shots. xTampa Bay Juniors surpassed its usual scoring output this season. xTampa Bay Juniors averages 3.0 goals per game.

xTampa Bay Juniors also got points from Raven Woodring, who also finished with one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and Trey Stern, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for xTampa Bay Juniors included Tucker Barone, who had two and Brandon Goudreau and Saveliy Morozov, who each put in one. More assists for xTampa Bay Juniors came via Nick Mattone, who had three and Peter Lopez, David Dickey, Marty Friedrich, Kastle Birch, and Liam McCune, who contributed one a piece.

xTampa Bay Juniors was unable to stop xPotomac Patriots from sending pucks towards the net, and xPotomac Patriots eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

xPotomac Patriots was led by Brad Kostrzebski, who scored the team's only goal. Kostrzebski scored 14:17 into the first period to make the score 2-1 xTampa Bay Juniors. Patrick Sheehan picked up the assist.

xTampa Bay Juniors incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. xPotomac Patriots incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.