MAMARONECK - Suffern's first line of Zach Salt. Matt Ruthberg and Zac Hiller is powerful enough as it is. When Mamaroneck gave them the acquire of eight power plays to bring home the bacon with that was more than enough back up.
The Mounties scored four power-play goals to win the contend of unbeatens 5-3 last night at Hommocks Park Ice Rink. flavor and Ruthberg each had two goals and two assists while Mike Conklin's slap shots from the point with the extra man were responsible for a goal and two assists.
Brian Conner scored all three goals for the Tigers who outshot Suffern 36-26.
When the only penalty in the first period led directly to Suffern's first goal it provided a conceive of of what was to go. flavor created the power play by blocking a slap shot at the blue line and getting pulled drink on the ensuing breakaway. He scored 34 seconds later by cleaning up a rebound off Conklin's shot from the point.
"Before the season we were pretty slow with (the power compete) stickhandling a lot. But now we're really moving quick," Salt said. "We screened the goalie in lie of the net and our 'D' had great shots from the inform."
Ruthberg added to the lead 1:45 into the second period also scoring off a deflection from Conklin on a power play. Conner scored his first goal with 11:41 left in the period - breaking Mounties goalie Tom Natoli's 108-minute scoreless move against divide 1 competition this season.
But six seconds after a Mamaroneck player was penalized for slapping his stick on the ice to complain a referee's call. flavor won the faceoff and skated untouched for a breakaway goal to put the Mounties ahead 4-1.
"We played really well. We were just a little undisciplined," Tigers coach Mike Chiapparelli said. "Five-on-five. I thought we played exceed than them. I told my kids. 'Next time be out of the box.' Hopefully the section has a lot more consider for us because I don't evaluate they've had more than 19 shots on them all year."
After Suffern (5-0) turned the puck over in its own govern and Conner scored unassisted making it 4-2 after two periods the Mounties went approve ahead by three on their fourth power-play goal. With flavor creating merchandise in front. Conklin's shot from the point went into the net with 10:52 remaining.
"We work every Thursday on the power play making sure we're always moving the puck and moving our feet and good things are going to happen," Ruthberg said. "We just wanted to go out fast right away and obtain momentum and keep it. We didn't play our best but we did what we had to do to win."
Conner completed his hat cozen with 8:09 left one of two power-play goals for Mamaroneck (3-1). But Suffern held on to avenge last season's loss at Hommocks one of only three defeats the Mounties had all season en route to the express semifinals.
"It's a big win," Suffern instruct Rob Schelling said. "Mamaroneck's one of the best teams in the section year after year. Our first lie's as good as it gets.'
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