Bay State Breakers falls to Jersey Hitmen in overtime, 2-1 (OT)
Jersey Hitmen's Luke Veitch scored 5:06 into overtime to beat Bay State Breakers, 2-1 (OT).
The win by Jersey Hitmen clinched the best of three series at 2-0.
Jersey Hitmen's Chris Funkey was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 44 saves and let only one puck past him. Funkey managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 1.65 prior to the game.
Bay State Breakers' power play was ineffective against Jersey Hitmen's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.
Jersey Hitmen forced Bay State Breakers' goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, racking up 52 shots and forcing 50 saves. Jacob Bryniarski made 35 stops and Benjamin Halford made 15. Jersey Hitmen's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Bay State Breakers power plays.
Jersey Hitmen also got a goal from Dominic Trento as well. Other players who recorded assists for Jersey Hitmen were Andrew DeBrincat, John Jackson, Kenny Gillespie, and David Ferriera, who contributed one a piece.
Bay State Breakers excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Jersey Hitmen was unable to stop Bay State Breakers from sending pucks towards the net, and Bay State Breakers eventually piled up 45 shots on goal.
Bay State Breakers was led by Brad Pizzey, who scored the team's only goal. Pizzey scored 9:36 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Bay State Breakers. Zachary Sabatini provided the assist.
Jersey Hitmen incurred 28 minutes in penalty time with nine minors. Bay State Breakers ended with 35 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major.
