River Drivers Outlast Bulldogs 4 to 3 in Overtime

January 23, 2016 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Berlin River Drivers News Release


(Berlin, New Hampshire) The Berlin River Drivers hosted the hot streaking Brewster Bulldogs at the Notre Dame Arena for the 1st annual Military Appreciation Night presented by the Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar. The River Drivers organization recognized those who have served and those currently serving in our Armed Forces. Fans were treated to an extended game as the River Drivers tied the game late in the 3d period to force overtime and ultimately defeated the Bulldogs 4 to 3.

The home team jumped out to a fast lead when Tom Tracy scored 48 seconds into the game off assists from Tyler Prendergast and Steven Gallo. The Bulldogs would score 3 unanswered goals to give them a 3 to 1 lead after the 1st period. Scoring for the Bulldogs was Alex Johnson, MJ Graham and Cory Giroux.

The second period would see a barrage of shots from both teams, but both goaltenders stood tall and did not allow a single puck to pass. River Drivers tallied 15 shots in the period and the Bulldogs tallied 11.

The River Drivers started the 3d period trailing by 2 goals, but by the time the clock showed all zeros, they had tied the game up at 3 to force overtime. Scoring in the 3d period was Brantley Sherwood off assists from Jiri Pestuka and Pavel Kubena at 17:53 and Steven Gallo off assists from Tyler Prendergast and Tom Tracy at 18:37.

In the overtime period both teams moved the puck and with 14 seconds remaining in the extra period Matias Simontaival scored the game winning goal off assists from David Brancik and Jiri Pestuka to give the home team a 4 to 3 victory.



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