Just eight weeks into the new season, Dodos Hockey (6-2) is in a two-way tie for first place, and will face the Puck Monkeys (6-2) this Sunday at 2:30 PM at Iceoplex for sole possession of the lead in Division 4.
Last week they faced the Pond Stars (5-3) and won the game, 6-5. It was a seesaw battle for the first period and a half, until the Dodos took the lead for good.
It was a tight game in the first period, with neither team scoring until the Pond Stars' Matt Diaz slipped one past Dodos' goaltender Chris Barrera (6-2) well into the second half of the period. Two penalties a minute apart left the Dodos short-handed for a minute when Bryan Silvey backhanded a shot by an out of position Stars' goalie, to tie the game at 1-1 headed into the second period.
In the second period, the Stars and Dodos were playing more aggressively, putting more shots on goal and making the goalies really work. The Stars scored first, but the Dodos answered back when Silvey scored his second goal with an assist by Jeff Hewitt. The Dodos would surrender the lead a little more than a minute later to trail the Stars 3-2.
Three-quarters of the way through the second period, the Dodos would tie the game at 3-3 with a goal by one of the newcomers, Mike Miner and with a minute remaining in the period, Joe Madden added an unassisted goal of his own to give the Dodos a 4-3 lead with one period left to play.
The Pond Stars would once again score first in the new period, tying the game with a goal by Steve Goldstein before the Dodos would once again take the lead when another Dodos' newcomer, Matt Girt wristed a shot past the Stars' goalie.
With a 5-4 lead, Miner scored his second goal of the game, giving the Dodos some insurance as the minutes began to wind down on the Stars' chances of a tie.
The Stars made a valiant effort, just missing a goal when the puck bounced past Barrera before he dove and swatted the puck seconds before it crossed the goal line. They would add a fifth goal, but could not muster a sixth goal to tie.
See the highlight video here: http://youtu.be/PX2zeYujfq0
Get the Box Score here: http://stats-live.com/iceoplexsimivalley/Game/BoxScore/1477
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