Leamington penalty kill dominates in 3-1 defeat of Lambton Shores
The Leamington Flyers, which found themselves down a man often, weathered the Lambton Shores Predators' power play opportunities and emerged with a 3-1 victory.
Leamington was paced by Scott Emerson, who tallied one goal. Emerson scored 10:57 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Leamington. Colin Moore picked up the assist.
The Flyers' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Lambton Shores power plays. Leamington forced Lambton Shores goalie Anthony Hurtubise to work between the pipes, taking 43 shots.
Leamington additionally got points from Derek Elliott, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Leamington also got a goal from Cale Phibbs as well. More assists for Leamington came via Zak Parlette, Mark Manchurek, and Mark Gangnon, who contributed one each.
The Predators were led by Matthew Philip, who scored the team's only goal. Philip scored 17:34 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Andrew Kim assisted on the tally.
Michael Barrett made 19 saves for the Flyers on 20 shots. Leamington incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with nine minors. Lambton Shores' Hurtubise stopped 40 shots out of the 42 that he faced. The Predators incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Lambton Shores ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Ethan Sarfati was ejected from the game.
