SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS wins tough contest against NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE, 6-5
In a game where neither team could get a cushion, SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS escaped with a 6-5 victory over NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE.
Each team kept the other at bay throughout the game, and DON SUSINI secured the win for SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS with a goal in the second period.
SUSINI had a great game for SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS, netting two goals.
SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS ended up below its season average of 4.0 penalty minutes per game. SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS bested its season scoring average. This season, SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS averages 3.1 goals per contest.
SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS additionally got points from JOE MORROTTO, who also tallied one goal and one assist and JIMMY CANFIELD, who also had one goal and one assist. SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS also got a goal from COLIN BRADLEY as well. In addition, SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS received assists from MIKE BLAZER, PAT HOWEY, and RYAN KILLION, who contributed one each.
The defensemen of NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE were also effective in SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS' zone, and came away with two goals.
NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE was helped by MAX JONES, who registered two goals. JONES scored the first of his two goals at 3:01 into the first period to make the score 1-0 NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE. BILL BUCHUK assisted on the tally. JONES' next tally made the score 5-4 SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS with 13:55 left in the second period. BUCHUK picked up the assist. NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE also got points from BUCHUK, who also grabbed one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, ADAM GERWITZ, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Nick Primavera, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE came via JAMES CONWAY, who had one and ERIC VALCIN, who had two.
KEITH DUGAN recorded 21 saves for SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS. SOUTH JERSEY COUGARS registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. ERIC VALCIN made 20 saves for NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE on 26 shots. NEW JERSEY ALLIANCE avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of one power plays.
