Dayton's Tony Tabisz Stones Danville in Shootout
February 23, 2013 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Dayton Demonz News Release
Dayton, OH - Tonight the Dayton Demonz looked to avenge their only regulation loss at home, last Sunday to the hands of the Danville Dashers. The Dashers won 7-5; this came in the Demonz 23rd game at Hara Arena, with only two weeks left in the regular season.
This evening the Demonz redeemed themselves in a shootout victory; 6 to 5 over the Dashers. The game had a play-off atmosphere to it. Both teams fought hard, had great scoring chances, outstanding goaltending, and momentum swings throughout the contest.
For the better part of the first period, Dayton had many scoring opportunities. However, the Demonz were unable to finish. Timing, and holding onto the puck a split-second to long, created missed scoring opportunities.
Danville would take a 1-0 lead midway through the first, as the Dayton Defencemen inside the Danville blue line, turned the puck over to Dasher forward Jonathan Juliano, and skate three quarters the length of the ice on a breakaway, putting it past Demonz goaltender Aaron Barton (who would be injured later in the game, and replaced with Tony Tabisz of Kettering, Ohio).
From this point on the Dashers took advantage of Demonz turnovers, pressuring Dayton in their own zone, and creating many scoring opportunities. Dayton was outshot in the period by Danville 18 to 7 in the period.
Danville's second tally of the period came with 31 seconds left in the period. Danville made it 2-0; Ryan Stern was credited with the goal which went off a Demonz player and into the net. This was a result of Danville outworking Dayton in their zone. Danville continued to beat Dayton to loose pucks, frustrating the Demonz by pinning Dayton deep in their defensive zone.
There must have been a good motivational talk in the Demonz locker room between the first and second periods. Dayton controlled the period, from the beginning to end. Outshooting the Dashers 17 to 10, spending most of the period in the Dashers zone, and scoring 4 unanswered goals to lead at the end of two periods 4-2.
After killing off a penalty the first 2 minutes of the period, the Demonz became offensive. Dayton out worked the Dashers in every aspect of the game. The Demonz sustained offensive zone pressure through puck control, and play, would be the story of the period
Seconds after killing off the penalty, the Demonz went offensive. The Demonz thought they cut the Dasher lead in half, however, the goal was washed out, due to the net being moved as the puck was on its way into the net.
The next one would count, as Dayton cut the Danville lead 2-1 five minutes into the 2nd, on a power-play goal by Chris Leveille.
Ahmed Mahfouz tied the game 2-2, on another Dayton power-play. Quarterbacking the point, Trevor Karasiewicz, was able to keep the puck into the offensive zone a couple of times, as the Dashers failed to clear the puck. The Demonz forwards were able work the puck in low, which lead to Mahfouz's goal.
Dayton went ahead 3-2 with Ryan Wiley scoring from the left face-off circle, with the Demonz again taking advantage of the Dasher defensive zone breakdown.
Dayton's 4th goal was done through a tic-tac-toe play between, Karasiewicz, Nick Petriello, and Mahfouz in the slot area. This was a thing of beauty, as Mahfouz (2nd goal of the period) one-timed it, from the door-step, into an open-net, with 4.3 seconds left in the period.
The third period became another wide open affair. Dayton would take a 5-2 lead early in the period only to see Danville storm back, and rally with 3 un-answered goals to tie the game at 5-5, sending the game into overtime.
Less than a minute into the final frame, Mahfouz's hat trick, put Dayton up 5-2, off a 2 on 1 play with Karasiewicz. The Dashers quickly responded with a goal only seconds later, Dustin Skinner, cut the lead to 5-3, with his blast from the high slot.
Danville's Dustin Skinner added his 2nd and 3rd goal (giving him the natural hat trick); his 3rd goal of the game with under 6 minutes left in regulation sent the game into overtime
The overtime session saw many scoring opportunities by both teams. Neither team was able to score in the overtime session.
In the shootout, Demonz goaltender Tony Tabisz came up big to record the victory, denying all 5 Dasher shooters. Ahmed Mahfouz would be credited with the shot out winner for the Demonz.
Tonight's game was the first of three games this weekend at Hara. On Saturday, Dayton welcomes 1000 Islands, New York at 7:35 p.m. Sunday afternoon's game the Demonz host Danbury, Connecticut with a start time of 4:05 p.m. Dayton, Danbury, Danville, and 1000 Islands all have qualified for the Federal Hockey League Play-offs with begin next week. Dayton will host Danville in the first round, with the series opening up, Friday night, March 1st at 7:35 p.m.
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