Egan nets hat trick, leads Buffalo to 5-3 win over Burlington
A hat trick by Pat Egan was the highlight in Jr. Sabres' 5-3 win against the Burlington Cougars.
Egan's first goal came 7:03 into the second period. He then added goals at 4:26 into the third and at 14:01 into the third.
The Buffalo Jr. Sabres kept Burlington's goalie busy throughout the game, and Devin Tappendan made 27 saves on 32 shots.
Buffalo additionally got points from Nolan Sheeran, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Nico Gonzalez also scored for Buffalo. In addition, Buffalo received assists from Max Mikowski, who had four and Nick Desimone, Ben Casale, and Chris Moses (APJ), who each chipped in one.
The Cougars were led by Steven Mueller, who tallied two goals. Mueller scored the first of his two goals at 19:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Dillon Ciprietti provided the assist. Mueller's next tally made the score 3-2 Buffalo with 2:18 left in the second period. Burlington had taken the advantage when Buffalo's Jason Heerdt got sent off for interference. Adam Burnett picked up the assist. Burlington also got a goal from Viktor Mueller as well. Other players who recorded assists for Burlington were Neil Aird, Ryan Wilkinson, Paolo DeSousa, and Daniel Campbell, who contributed one a piece.
The Jr. Sabres' Joseph Pianta stopped 22 shots out of the 25 that he faced. Buffalo incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. The Cougars incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.
