River Dragons Score 5 Straight to End Game; Win Weekend over Carolina
December 19, 2021 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Columbus River Dragons News Release
Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons ended up with four out of six points after picking up a big win on Saturday night 6-2.
Columbus got on the board first on the power play after Jacob Schnapp was handed down a 2-minute roughing penalty, early in the game. Josh Pietrantonio capitalized on this, making a quick putback goal off of a rebound to put the River Dragons up 1-0. The Thunderbirds tied things up at the 6:44 mark with an even strength goal from Jackson Tucker assisted by Daniel Martin that came about through a defensive miscommunication underneath the goal line.
Two minutes from the end of the period a power play goal from Gus Ford following a tripping call on Dalton Anderson gave the Thunderbirds a 2-1 lead heading into the locker room.
A few minutes into the second period, at the 3:13 mark, Jay Croop tied things up 2-2 with a power move to the net and sniped the back bar past Chris Paulin. After Dawson Baker was called for high-sticking at 8:17, putting the River Dragons on the power play, Hunter Bersani was able to convert on the power play at the 9:02 mark with a tip in goal to give the River Dragons the lead back at 3-2. Dalton Anderson kept the momentum going with a quick breakaway goal of his own at the 19:44 mark, assisted by Pietrantonio.
Midway through the third period George Holt and M J Graham were involved in an altercation that resulted in a roughing penalty for Holt and an ejection for Graham (5 minutes for fighting and a game misconduct). The Thunderbirds pulled their goalie at the 18:10 mark to try and capitalize on a 6-on-4 situation, but nine seconds later Jagger Williamson was able to take advantage of this with a shorthanded empty net goal to put the River Dragons up 5-2. Austin Daae found an empty net goal of his own to give him a 7-game goal streak and conclude the game's action with 34 seconds remaining in regulation, giving the River Dragons a 6-2 win.
Jared rutledge got the win with a 29-save effort, Chris Paulin took the loss with 32 saves on 36 shots.
Three Stars of the Game
Josh Pietrantonio
Paul Fregeau
Jared Rutledge
Federal Prospects Hockey League Stories from December 19, 2021
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