Empire State Legends Gold downs South Jersey Cougars in overtime, 5-4 (OT)
Empire State Legends Gold's Matt Metz scored 2:00 into overtime to beat South Jersey Cougars, 5-4 (OT).
Metz had a great game for Empire State Legends Gold, netting two goals.
The defensemen of Empire State Legends Gold were also effective in South Jersey Cougars' zone, and came away with three goals.
Empire State Legends Gold also got points from Vince Vilinoti, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Empire State Legends Gold also had goals scored by Chris Sharkey and Brian Sharkey, who each put in one. In addition, Empire State Legends Gold received assists from Jim Metz, Shawn Hrock, and Sean Beaty, who contributed one each.
South Jersey Cougars was led by Tim Jones, who tallied one goal and one assist. Jones scored zero seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 South Jersey Cougars. Joey Phillips assisted on the tally. Others who scored for South Jersey Cougars included Eric Spencer, Don Susini, and Joe Tecza, who scored one goal each. More assists for South Jersey Cougars came via Chris Thomas, who had two and Ryan Killion and Josh Phillips, who each chipped in one.
Empire State Legends Gold's Eric Gallion stopped 19 shots out of the 23 that he faced. Empire State Legends Gold finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-0 with the man advantage. Eric Schoedler recorded 22 saves for South Jersey Cougars. South Jersey Cougars ended with no penalties and went 0-for-0 on the power play.
