USHL Waterloo Black Hawks

Black Hawks Spook Musketeers

October 31, 2018 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Waterloo Black Hawks News Release


The Waterloo Black Hawks' third period on Tuesday night might give the Sioux City Musketeers nightmares long past Halloween, as the visitors rallied from a four-goal deficit for a 6-5 overtime win at Tyson Events Center.

The Hawks trailed 5-1 with 13:42 left to play. That's when the rally began with Joe Cassetti tracking down a puck near the outside edge of the left circle and squeaking his shot past Ben Kraws.

Two minutes later, Waterloo cashed in again; Mason Palmer's blast from the high slot was stopped, but with three forwards at the front of the net, Kyle Haskins knocked in the rebound. The Hawks then drew within one with just over six minutes to go. A failed clear up the wall allowed Jacob Bengtsson to feather a pass to Vladislav Firstov on the opposite side of the crease. The rookie stickhandled Kraws down before flipping in a backhander.

The equalizer came at 18:12 with one second remaining during a power play and an extra attacker on the ice. Sioux City was bottled up in the corner right of Kraws. Austen Swankler pulled the puck free and put a pass on Emil Ohrvall's stick between the circles. The veteran hit the net to force overtime.

Waterloo finished the game on a subsequent power play which carried beyond regulation. Twenty-four seconds into the extra period, Matej Blumel sent a scorching shot into the net from the left dot for his second goal of the night and the victory.

The Hawks made the comeback on the strength of a 20-8 shots advantage during the third period and overtime. For the game, Waterloo had a 41-30 edge in chances.

The Musketeers had converted the first period's only power play for the lone goal during the opening 20 minutes. That initial score came at 6:33 when Bobby Brink found his own rebound near the top of the crease and flipped in a chance from close range.

Sioux City pulled away in the second period, thanks in large part to two goals separated by 17 seconds. Marcus Kallionkieli had the first from between the circles during a power play at 4:16, followed up in the next shift on a shot from the right point by Tommy Pasanen.

Waterloo made the best of a bad situation during a shorthanded two-on-one rush at 8:28. Blumel capitalized coming up right wing when his shot bounced in off Kraws. The Musketeers' Martin Pospisil got the goal back, firing home his shot at 12:23.

The Musketeers extended their lead to its largest margin at 3:35 of the third period with their third power play conversion. Just seconds before the Hawks were to come back to full strength, Brady Smith's shot from the right point beat a screened Jared Moe.

Moe picked up the win in relief, stopping 12 of 13 shots sent his way.

The Hawks return home to begin November against the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Friday. It's Eco-Friendly Night, presented by Green Line Polymers. Find out how you can save money and save resources at the same time while having the chance to claim various prizes and samples from vendors who will be at the rink. For tickets, call the Domino's Black Hawks Box Office at (319) 291-7680.

Waterloo 0 1 4 1 - 6

Sioux City 1 3 1 0 - 5

1st Period-1, Sioux City, Brink 5 (Ford, Pospisil), 6:33 (PP). Penalties-Caponi Wat (high sticking), 6:23.

2nd Period-2, Sioux City, Kallionkieli 9 (Johnson, Brink), 4:16 (PP). 3, Sioux City, Pasanen 1 4:33. 4, Waterloo, Blümel 9 (Palmer), 8:28 (SH). 5, Sioux City, Pospisil 6 12:23. Penalties-Firstov Wat (head contact), 3:40; Caponi Wat (cross checking), 8:18; Sorensen Wat (roughing), 8:18; Kallionkieli Sc (roughing), 8:18; Caponi Wat (major-fighting, misconduct-fighting), 12:32; Babbage Sc (major-fighting, misconduct-fighting), 12:32; Sorensen Wat (head contact), 12:46; Smith Sc (elbowing), 13:45; Bohlin Sc (high sticking), 16:15.

3rd Period-6, Sioux City, Smith 1 (Miller, Nilsson), 3:35 (PP). 7, Waterloo, Cassetti 1 6:18. 8, Waterloo, Haskins 2 8:30. 9, Waterloo, Firstov 4 (Bengtsson, Lamppa), 13:56. 10, Waterloo, Ohrvall 5 (Swankler), 18:12. Penalties-Ness Wat (head contact), 1:38; Steinmetz Sc (slashing), 10:27; Pospisil Sc (checking from behind), 16:12; Pasanen Sc (delay of game), 18:51.

1st OT Period-11, Waterloo, Blümel 10 0:24 (PP). Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-Waterloo 11-10-17-3-41. Sioux City 9-13-8-0-30.

Power Play Opportunities-Waterloo 1 / 5; Sioux City 3 / 4.

Goalies-Waterloo, Stein 3-0-1-0 (17 shots-13 saves); Moe 3-1-2-1 (13 shots-12 saves). Sioux City, Kraws 6-4-1-0 (41 shots-35 saves).

A-1,374

Referees-Riley Yerkovich.

Linesmen-Mack Darcy, Mitchell Hunt.

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