Hockey / Rounds stymies Nashville, Cleveland wins 4-1

Rounds stymies Nashville, Cleveland wins 4-1

Date:  Source: NA3: Sugar Land Imperials demo

The Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks relied on the sparkling performance of Alec Rounds in net to grab a 4-1 win against the Nashville Jr. Predators.

Cleveland was paced by Tyler Houmard, who had one goal and one assist. Houmard scored on the power play 14:53 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Cleveland. The Jr. Lumberjacks had taken the advantage when Nashville's Kyle Van Wyk got sent off for checking from behind. Tyler Dalton provided the assist.

Cleveland managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The Jr. Lumberjacks ended up below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game.

Cleveland also had goals scored by Avery Huibregtse, Buddy Rose, and Jonathan Dagnal, who scored one goal each. More assists for Cleveland came via Patrick Briggs, who had two.

The Jr. Predators were held below their usual level of production. Nashville puts an average of 5.2 pucks into the net per game. The Jr. Predators' offense rang up 45 shots on Cleveland's net. Nashville did not rack up many penalties in the contest, finishing with a minimal one minor for 12 minutes in penalty time.

The Jr. Predators were led by Colton Anderson, who scored the team's only goal. Anderson scored 11:44 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Cleveland. Trent Kulczyk picked up the assist.

Alec Rounds made 44 saves for the Jr. Lumberjacks on 45 shots. Cleveland registered one goal on one power play opportunities. Nashville's Justin Ball stopped 18 shots out of the 21 that he faced. The Jr. Predators registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.