Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Updated October 6, 2025, 8:25 pm Empire JHL: Western Conference FINAL Empire JHL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Jersey Hitmen 0 1 3 4 Pittsburgh 1 2 2 5 GOAL SCORING: 1ST PER: PJP - (PP) Josh Marshall (Nico Vecchio, Tyler Whiteford) 16:17 2ND PER: HIT - (PP) R J Burns (Connor Leen) 9:00 PJP - (PP) Nico Vecchio (Benjamin Hanus, Tyler Whiteford) 13:45 PJP - (PP) Jarrett Ruchka (Benjamin Hanus, Samo Porupcan) 18:36 3RD PER: PJP - George Gerasimou (Chad White) 7:10 HIT - Kenny Pilanski (Nick Lotito) 8:29 HIT - (PP) Connor Leen (R J Burns) 11:47 PJP - Nico Vecchio (John (Jayson) Angus) 16:04 HIT - Connor Leen (Michael Conte) 18:42 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: HIT - 2 OF 5, PJP - 3 OF 4. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- HIT 7 12 9 28 PJP 9 13 12 34 GOALIES: HIT - Kyle Shapiro PJP - Eric Ekberg OFFICIALS: REF - Default Referee LIN - Default Linesman, ATT: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW THEY SCORED -------------------------------------------------- Jersey Hitmen 0 1 3 -- 4 Pittsburgh 1 2 2 -- 5 -------------------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: PJP - Marshall (powerplay) (Vecchio, Whiteford) 16:17. Penalties: Rizza, PJP (High Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 2:01. Ramos, HIT (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 12:53. Lotito, HIT (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 15:46. Trombetta, PJP (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 19:52. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: HIT - Burns (powerplay) (Leen) 9:00. PJP - Vecchio (powerplay) (Hanus, Whiteford) 13:45. PJP - Ruchka (powerplay) (Hanus, Porupcan) 18:36. Penalties: Schafer, PJP (Checking from Behind, Minor, 2 min) 7:00. Clifton, HIT (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 12:33. Clifton, HIT (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 16:56. Fitzgerald, PJP (Checking from Behind, Minor, 2 min) 16:56. Janson, HIT (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 17:46. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: PJP - Gerasimou (White) 7:10. HIT - Pilanski (Lotito) 8:29. HIT - Leen (powerplay) (Burns) 11:47. PJP - Vecchio (Angus) 16:04. HIT - Leen (Conte) 18:42. Penalties: Clifton, HIT (Cross Checking, Minor, 2 min) 8:14. Hanus, PJP (Elbowing, Minor, 2 min) 8:14. Fitzgerald, PJP (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 10:35. Hanus, PJP (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 16:37. Thomas, HIT (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Misconduct, 10 min) 17:18. Shots on goal: -------------------------------------------------- Jersey Hitmen 7 12 9 -- 28 Pittsburgh 9 13 12 -- 34 -------------------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Jersey Hitmen - 2 of 5, Pittsburgh - 3 of 4 GOALIES AWAY TEAM MIN S SV Kyle Shapiro 60:00 34 29 HOME TEAM MIN S SV Eric Ekberg 60:00 28 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER GAME STATISTICS AWAY TEAM G A HOME TEAM G A Braun, Matt Schmidlin, Matthew Steinel, Scott Blanciak, Edward Pilanski, Kenny 1 Marshall, Josh 1 Leen, Connor 2 1 Schafer, Patrick Clifton, Connor Fitzgerald, Tyler Shapiro, Kyle Smith, David Ramos, David Wholey, Max Maniaci, Nick Hanus, Benjamin 2 Conte, Michael 1 Porupcan, Samo 1 Burns, R J 1 1 Gerasimou, George 1 Thomas, Ali Angus, John (Jayso 1 MacDonald, Collin Trombetta, Nolan Lotito, Nick 1 Ekberg, Eric Campagna, Brad White, Chad 1 Burch, Eddie Whiteford, Tyler 2 Muratore, Tommy Hanson, Hayden Janson, Michael Purazo, Marc Vecchio, Nico 2 1 Ruchka, Jarrett 1 Rizza, Julian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMENOTES Referee: Default Referee Linesman: Default Linesman Game Length: 2:30 Backup Goalies: Jersey Hitmen - Matt Braun ; Pittsburgh - Matthew Schmidlin Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.