Hockey / Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) survives Victory Honda (mm) comeback, wins 4-3

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) survives Victory Honda (mm) comeback, wins 4-3

Date:  Source: TIER 1 Elite Hockey League: Victory Honda

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm), which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Victory Honda (mm) and clinched a 4-3 victory.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s Josh DeLuca scored at 3:47 in the second period to put Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) up 3-0.

CHRISTOPHER CAMERON was all over the ice for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm), as he racked up two goals in the win. CAMERON scored at 9:39 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) and again while 16:12 into the third to make the score 4-3 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm).

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s offense rang up 31 shots on Victory Honda (mm)'s net. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 24 penalty minutes.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) additionally got points from ANDREW ANDARY, who also had one goal and two assists and DeLuca, who also registered one goal and one assist. More assists for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) came via PAUL BRYER, who had three and Ivan Matveev and Austin Wright, who contributed one each.

Victory Honda (mm) forced Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) goalie Drew DeRidder to work between the pipes, taking 47 shots. Victory Honda (mm)'s defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Victory Honda (mm) is averaging 1.4 goal against for the season. Victory Honda (mm)'s penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Victory Honda (mm) finished with 24 penalty minutes.

Victory Honda (mm) was helped by Chase Danol, who tallied one goal. Danol scored 7:12 into the third period to make the score 3-3. Nick Grimaldi provided the assist. Victory Honda (mm) also got points from Joshua Wildauer, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Aaron White also scored for Victory Honda (mm). In addition, Victory Honda (mm) received assists from Jake Young and Nolan Moyle, who each chipped in one.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s DeRidder stopped 44 shots out of the 47 that he faced. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Adrian Morales made 27 saves for Victory Honda (mm) on 31 shots.