Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Updated October 9, 2025, 5:48 pm Empire JHL: Western Conference FINAL - OT Empire JHL 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- Buffalo 2 0 2 0 4 Pittsburgh 0 3 1 0 4 GOAL SCORING: 1ST PER: BFS - T J Giczkowski (David Dvorak, Riley Struthers) 14:06 BFS - Michael Brown (T J Giczkowski, David Dvorak) 19:46 2ND PER: PJP - (PP) Jarrett Ruchka (Eric Ekberg) 7:26 PJP - Julian Rizza (Josh Marshall, Jarrett Ruchka) 8:04 PJP - (PP) Benjamin Hanus (Samo Porupcan, Patrick Schafer) 11:47 3RD PER: BFS - Matthew Malley (Larry SmithJr.) 10:43 PJP - John (Jayson) Angus 16:18 BFS - (PP) Larry SmithJr. (Kyle Leto, Michael Brown) 18:56 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: BFS - 1 OF 7, PJP - 2 OF 9. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BFS 12 5 12 2 31 PJP 6 9 8 0 23 GOALIES: BFS - Adam Kirk PJP - Eric Ekberg OFFICIALS: REF - Default Referee LIN - Default Linesman, ATT: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW THEY SCORED -------------------------------------------------- Buffalo 2 0 2 0 -- 4 Pittsburgh 0 3 1 0 -- 4 -------------------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: BFS - Giczkowski (Dvorak, Struthers) 14:06. BFS - Brown (Giczkowski, Dvorak) 19:46. Penalties: Rizza, PJP (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 0:11. Leto, BFS (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 0:40. Porupcan, PJP (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 2:56. Smith, PJP (Cross Checking, Minor, 2 min) 6:14. Johnson, BFS (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 6:14. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: PJP - Ruchka (powerplay) (Ekberg) 7:26. PJP - Rizza (Marshall, Ruchka) 8:04. PJP - Hanus (powerplay) (Porupcan, Schafer) 11:47. Penalties: Skopinski, BFS (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 5:13. Potter, BFS (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 5:54. Graw, PJP (Delay of Game, Minor, 2 min) 8:25. Whiteford, PJP (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 9:23. Leto, BFS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 11:28. Marshall, PJP (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 13:22. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: BFS - Malley (SmithJr.) 10:43. PJP - Angus (penalty shot) 16:18. BFS - SmithJr. (powerplay) (Leto, Brown) 18:56. Penalties: Ruchka, PJP (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 3:46. Skopinski, BFS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 4:31. Leto, BFS (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 5:34. Smith, BFS (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 15:45. Porupcan, PJP (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 16:03. Brown, BFS (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 16:18. Hanus, PJP (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 16:44. Dlugokinski, BFS (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 16:44. Schafer, PJP (Cross Checking, Minor, 2 min) 18:10. OVERTIME -- Shots on goal: -------------------------------------------------- Buffalo 12 5 12 2 -- 31 Pittsburgh 6 9 8 0 -- 23 -------------------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Buffalo - 1 of 7, Pittsburgh - 2 of 9 GOALIES AWAY TEAM MIN S SV Adam Kirk 65:00 23 19 HOME TEAM MIN S SV Eric Ekberg 65:00 31 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER GAME STATISTICS AWAY TEAM G A HOME TEAM G A Kirk, Adam Blanciak, Edward Hyland, Max Marshall, Josh 1 SmithJr., Larry 1 1 Schafer, Patrick 1 Skopinski, Michael Fitzgerald, Tyler Dlugokinski, Matth Smith, David Johnson, Joseph Wholey, Max Russell, Anthony White, Chad Malley, Matthew 1 Hanus, Benjamin 1 Struthers, Riley 1 Graw, Thomas Uhteg, Timothy Porupcan, Samo 1 Potter, Danny Gerasimou, George Deppeler, Michael Angus, John (Jayso 1 Smith, Joshua Ekberg, Eric 1 Leto, Kyle 1 Borza, Greg Maloney, John Whiteford, Tyler Giczkowski, T J 1 1 Hanson, Hayden Dvorak, David 2 Purazo, Marc Brown, Michael 1 1 Vecchio, Nico Buttino, Frank Ruchka, Jarrett 1 1 Paulin, Christophe Rizza, Julian 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMENOTES Referee: Default Referee Linesman: Default Linesman Game Length: 2:32 Backup Goalies: Buffalo - Christopher Paulin ; Pittsburgh - Greg Borza Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.