Postula Scores Lone Goal in Knights Loss
October 22, 2018 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights News Release
Brett Postula scored late in the second period, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights were unable to dig themselves out of a three goal deficit, losing to the Johnstown Tomahawks, 3-1 Saturday evening at Revolution Ice Centre.
Johnstown's opening strike came when Ethan Webb slapped a pass ahead to Joe Kile at the Wilkes-Barre blue line for a breakaway. Kile sniped the top shelf behind Knights' goalie Zach Stejskal for the 1-0 lead five minutes into the first.
Scoring continued and finished in the second period with the last three goals of the game. Webb found himself as a helper once more for the visiting team. This time, the Tomahawks defenseman put a shot onto goalie Samuel Vyletelka, who came in for the final two periods of Saturday's game for Wilkes-Barre. Vyletelka kicked the initial shot to his right, only to leave a wide open rebound for Joey Baez who pulled the trigger.
Alex Wilkins got credit for the third Johnstown goal which came three seconds after the Knights finished a penalty kill. Similar to the previous night where Johnstown tied the game off an expiring penalty, Alex Wilkins floated a center point wrist shot that saw traffic in front of the net and was able to bounce low and past Vyletelka.
Wilkes-Barre would begin their rallying effort late in the middle frame with Brett Postula scoring at the 18:11 mark.
The play began with a dumped puck in the Johnstown end. The Tomahawks went for a clear, but Shay Donavan would knock it down at the blue line and throw one at the cage. Postula was there for a rebound and able to whack it past Tomahawks' keeper Cooper Lukenda.
The Knights outshot Johnstown 14-12 in the third, which also included a power play, but Lukenda made 38 saves in the win, handing Wilkes-Barre their third straight loss.
Upon Saturday's game concluding, so too did the Knights' five game home stand. The team checks in at 5-7-1 on the season and went 2-3 over the recent stretch at Revolution Ice Centre. Johnstown improved their East Division lead with the pair of wins, standing at 10-4 and with 20 points are now four ahead of second place New Jersey and nine on top of Wilkes-Barre.
October concludes for the Knights next weekend when the team travels to Jamestown, New York, where the newly relocated Jamestown Rebels await for a pair of meetings at Northwest Arena.
• Discuss this story on the North American Hockey League message board...
North American Hockey League Stories from October 22, 2018
- NAHL Announces Divisional Stars of the Week - NAHL
- Magi End Weekend as First in the Division - Minnesota Magicians
- IceRays Revamp Roster with Multiple Transactions - Corpus Christi IceRays
- Pilots Split the Weekend with Kenai - Topeka Pilots
- Postula Scores Lone Goal in Knights Loss - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Stories
- Knights Defeat the Black Bears, 4-2
- Knights Top the Black Bears in Overtime, 4-3
- Knights Top the Rebels, 4-1
- Knights Defeat the Rebels, 4-1
- Knights Fall to the Black Bears, 3-0
