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Vincent Russo was all over the ice for yJunior Bruins, as he tallied two goals in yJunior Bruins' 8-0 win over Connecticut Yankees.

Russo found the back of the net 9:24 into the first period to make the score 1-0 yJunior Bruins and again while 18:34 into the first to make the score 3-0 yJunior Bruins.

yJunior Bruins' offense rang up 32 shots on Connecticut Yankees' net. yJunior Bruins bested its season scoring average. yJunior Bruins has scored at the pace of 3.9 goals per game during the current campaign. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

yJunior Bruins additionally got points from Matt Manzella, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Zachary Todd, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Brian Bowen, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Timothy Doherty, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for yJunior Bruins included Mac Cook and Tyler Warilla, who scored one goal each. More assists for yJunior Bruins came via Christopher Miller, who had two and Clay Han, Zachary Malatesta, Andy Michailidis, George Mika, Kevin McKernan, and Alex Brink, who contributed one a piece.

Connecticut Yankees could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Connecticut Yankees puts an average of 2.6 pucks into the net per game.

yJunior Bruins' Brian McGrath stopped 21 shots out of the 21 that he faced. yJunior Bruins totaled 36 minutes in penalty time with three minors and two majors and went 1-for-4 on the power play. yJunior Bruins ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Todd was ejected from the game. Maxwell Barr made 24 saves for Connecticut Yankees on 32 shots. Connecticut Yankees incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.