Kevin St. Jacques joins the Knights
Date: Apr 11, 2014
Behind a great game by Luke Miller, who had two goals and two assists, South Shore Kings defeated xAtlanta Jr. Knights, 7-4.
Miller scored on the power play at 11:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 South Shore Kings and again while 8:34 into the second to make the score 5-3 South Shore Kings.xAtlanta Jr. Knights' nine penalties came back to haunt it, as xAtlanta Jr. Knights let up four goals while on the penalty kill.
South Shore Kings' goal total was higher than its season average. South Shore Kings averages 2.8 goals per game. South Shore Kings struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 16 penalty minutes for six opposing power plays.
South Shore Kings also got points from Anthony Rei, who also registered one goal and two assists, Paul Filippone, who also had one goal and three assists, JB Sweeney, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Connor Bechtel, who also had one goal and three assists, and David Fasano, who also registered one goal and one assist. More assists for South Shore Kings came via William Cooney, who had two.
The xAtlanta Jr. Knights penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled eight minors and one major for 31 minutes in penalty time. xAtlanta Jr. Knights had been averaging 15.0 minutes in penalties per game. South Shore Kings was unable to stop xAtlanta Jr. Knights from sending pucks towards the net, and xAtlanta Jr. Knights eventually piled up 35 shots on goal.
xAtlanta Jr. Knights was led by Cole Stallard, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Stallard scored on the power play 6:20 into the second period to make the score 4-2 South Shore Kings. xAtlanta Jr. Knights had taken the advantage when South Shore Kings' Derek Ridgway got sent off for holding. Max Rasmussen provided the assist. xAtlanta Jr. Knights additionally got points from Bradley Harley, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for xAtlanta Jr. Knights included Christopher Santa Maria and Patrick MacDonald, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for xAtlanta Jr. Knights were Zach Dixon and Ryan Dumond, who each chipped in one.
Dan Touzos made 31 saves for South Shore Kings on 35 shots. Mitchell Privett recorded 20 saves for xAtlanta Jr. Knights.