Peter Di Salvo Records Shutout, Mayhem Hammer Bulls 7-0
April 6, 2018 - SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release
PELHAM, AL- Macon Mayhem goaltender Peter Di Salvo recorded a 35-save shutout on Friday night, as the Mayhem defeated the Birmingham Bulls 7-0 on the road.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mayhem opened the scoring with a pair of goals in the opening period. Five minutes into the game, Caleb Cameron tallied his 20th goal of the season to take the early lead. Just over halfway through the first, Dakota Klecha was set up for a short-handed goal by John Siemer to take a 2-0 lead.
Macon posted a four-spot in the second period to stretch their lead to 6-0. On a chaotic play in front of the net, captain Daniel Gentlzer corralled the rebound and put it home on the power play. On the next man-advantage opportunity, Dylan Vander Esch slammed home a rebound to give the Mayhem a four-goal advantage. Gentzler then scored his second of the game, as he buried a Jake Trask pass for another short-handed goal. With 1:03 left in the middle period, Trask scored a goal of his own to stretch the lead to six. The Mayhem added one more in the third period, as John Siemer scored with just over six minutes remaining to tack on the seventh Mayhem goal.
NOTABLE STATS
Peter Di Salvo earned his third start in a Mayhem uniform and earned his third victory, stopping all 35 shots he faced in the game. The shutout is Di Salvo's first since December 8, 2015 against the Columbus Cottonmouths.
Daniel Gentzler and Dylan Vander Esch led the Mayhem with three points apiece. Daniel Gentzler scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season, while also recording an assist. Vander Esch scored his fifth goal in his 11th professional game and recorded two assists. Vander Esch also recorded a fight to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick. Stathis Soumelidis, John Siemer, Caleb Cameron and Jake Trask all recorded two points.
Trask now has 68 points on the season, which ties him with Knoxville's Berkley Scott for the league lead in points entering the final game of the season. With his goal tonight, John Siemer has now scored in five straight games and has scored 20 goals in a season for the first time as a professional.
The Mayhem power play went two-for-four on the power play on Friday, and they have now scored at least one power play goal in nine of their last 10 games. They have scored two or more power play goals in five of their last eight games, and they have converted on 15 of their last 43 man-advantage chances, which is a 34.9% conversion rate.
SEASON UPDATE
Macon Mayhem: 33-16-6 (72 points; 2nd Place)
Birmingham Bulls: 22-28-5 (49 points; 9th Place)
BACK IN ACTION
The Mayhem finish the regular season at home on Saturday night against the Evansville Thunderbolts.
Single game tickets are on sale through the Macon Coliseum Box Office or at ticketmaster.com. For information on group tickets and ticket plans, visit www.MaconMayhem.com or call the Mayhem Front Office at (478) 803-1592.
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