OHL Barrie Colts

Barrie Colts Playoff Series Recap

Published on March 24, 2008 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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SERIES RECAP: The Barrie Colts hold a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series against the Brampton Battalion...After getting ahead 2-0 in the series thanks to a 3-1 road victory in game one and a 3-2 overtime decision at home in game two, the Colts were upended by the Battalion by a count of 5-1 in game three played Easter Sunday at the Powerade Centre

Remaining Games: Four- Tuesday March 25 @ Barrie, 7:30 p.m.

Five- Thursday March 27 @ Brampton, 7:00 p.m.

Six- Saturday March 29 @ Barrie, 7:30 p.m.*

Seven- Monday March 31 @ Brampton, 7:00 p.m.*

*if necessary

GAME 1- March 20 @ BRAMPTON: Goaltender Michael Hutchinson made his first career OHL playoff start a memorable one Thursday as the 18-year old netminder kicked aside 31 Battalion shots to lead the Colts to a 3-1 game one victory....The Colts came out in game one and established the pace early, limiting the Battalion's chances at the offensive end....After a scoreless first, the Battalion scored a powerplay goal 40 seconds into the second, but Stefan Della Rovere (1) got the Colts back with a powerplay marker of his own at the 6:52 mark.....Tomas Marcinko (1) would put the Colts ahead for good as he pushed in a rebound off an Alex Hutchings shot with 5:38 left in the third....Marcinko also added the empty-net insurance goal...Alex Hutchings and Daniel Michalsky also factored in with two assists apiece

Shots: BAR:28 BRA: 32

Powerplays: BAR:1/5 BRA: 1/4

Attendance: 2,349

GAME 2- March 22 vs. BRAMPTON: The Barrie Colts used overtime heroics Saturday night at the Molson Centre as Daniel Michalsky scored his second of the game at 13:35 of the extra frame to give the Colts a 3-2 game victory and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Brampton Battalion....Game three is scheduled for Easter Sunday (6:00 p.m.) at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, with game four set to go back to Tuesday at the Molson Centre.....Shawn Frank got the Colts going with his first of the playoffs at 10:13 of the opening period....The Battalion struck back at 16:36 of the second, before Michalsky scored his first of the game just over two minutes later....The Battalion tied the game 2-2 on a Thomas Stajan goal with just 3:16 left in the third....Michael Hutchinson sparkled in goal once again for the Colts, as he made 49 saves on 51 shots to establish the victory....The 18-year old netminder has now turned aside 80 of the 83 shots he has faced in two games of the series.....Stefan Della Rovere, Tomas Marcinko, Alex Hutchings and Ryan Berard each added single assists in the game two victory

Shots: BAR:39 BRA: 51

Powerplays: BAR:0/10 BRA: 0/7

Attendance: 3,763

GAME 3- March 23 @ BRAMPTON: The Barrie Colts will head back to the Molson Centre for game four Tuesday night with a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semi-final series as the Brampton Battalion took a 5-1 decision on home ice in game three played Sunday evening....The Battalion went ahead 1-0 through one, 2-1 after two, and they extended it with three more in the third including an empty-net goal to get back in the series and avoid a 3-0 deficit going into game four....Marcus Pepe scored Barrie's goal to get them to 2-1 in the last half of the second period, as the assist went to another rookie, Kyle Clifford....Michael Hutchinson faced 49 shots in goal, and was solid as he kicked aside 45....Cody Hodgson led the way offensively for the Battalion with two goals, as John Hughes, Matt Duchene and Bob Sanguinetti also scored....The Colts will attempt to go ahead 3-1 in the series in game four Tuesday evening at the Molson Centre

Shots: BAR:32 BRA: 50

Powerplays: BAR:0/5 BRA: 1/5

Attendance: 2,361

SERIES LEADERS:

Total Points - Barrie; Daniel Michalsky-4 (2g-2a), Brampton; Cody Hodgson-4 (4g-0a), Barrie; Tomas Marcinko-3 (2g-1a), Brampton; Bob Sanguinetti-3 (1g-2a), Barrie; Alex Hutchings-3 (0g-3a)

Goals - Brampton; Cody Hodgson-4, Barrie; Daniel Michalsky-2, Barrie; Tomas Marcinko-2

Assists - Barrie; Alex Hutchings-3, Brampton; Bob Sanguinetti-2, Brampton; Luke Lynes-2, Brampton; Cory Emmerton-2, Barrie; Daniel Michalsky-2

Plus-Minus - Barrie; Tomas Marcinko +3, Barrie; Ryan Gottschalk +3, Barrie; Alex Hutchings +3, three others tied at +2

Penalty Minutes - Brampton; Kody Musselman-14, Barrie; Andrew Clouthier-9

SPECIAL TEAMS COMPARISON:

Powerplays: Barrie: 1-for-20 Brampton: 2-for-16

Penalty-killing: Barrie: 14-for-16 Brampton: 19-for-20

In comparison to the other 16 playoff teams, the Colts rank 15th on the powerplay, while the Battalion rank 13th. On the penalty kill, the Colts are 4th and the Battalion 2nd

GOALTENDER COMPARISON: Michael Hutchinson and Bryan Pitton have started and appeared in all minutes in the series. Hutchinson has been one of the Colts' brightest spots with a 2.18 goals against average and .947 save percentage, while Pitton has been equally remarkable with a 1.86 goals against average and .939 save percentage. In terms of ranking among other OHL playoff goaltenders, Hutchinson is 4th and Pitton 6th in overall save percentage, while Pitton is 3rd and Hutchinson 6th in goals against average. In terms of total shots in the series, Hutchinson has faced 132, and Pitton has seen 98

SERIES BY PERIOD SCORING:

Barrie: 1st- 1 2nd-3 3rd-2 OT-1

Brampton: 1st-1 2nd-3 3rd-4 OT-0

GETTING THINGS STARTED: The Colts scored the first goal in game two, while the Battalion struck first in both games one and three

SERIES SCORING STREAKS: Both Battalion skaters Cody Hodgson and Bob Sanguinetti have recorded at least one point in all three games in the series....Hodgson recorded one goal each in games one and two, plus a pair in game three, while Sanguinetti collected one assist each in games one and two to go along with his goal in game three

SERIES WINNERS: Tomas Marcinko scored the regulation winner in Barrie's 3-1 game one victory, and Daniel Michalsky followed that with the overtime winner in a 3-2 game two decision. John Hughes scored the second goal in game three, which proved to be the eventual winner in a 5-1 game three decision for the Battalion

ROSTER SCORING: Eight of Barrie's 20 skaters that have suited up in the series have factored in on the scoring with at least one point. On the other end, ten of the 21 Battalion skaters that have suited up have recorded at least one point in the series

COLTS INJURY & ROSTER UPDATE: Brett Halstead did not dress for games two and three of the series as he is currently out with an upper body injury...He is listed as day-to-day and questionable for game four of the series....Cory McGillis has served three games of his five game suspension, and is eligible to return to the lineup for game six of the series

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