North Jersey Avalanche (MM) beats Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) 2-1 after comeback scare
North Jersey Avalanche (MM) survived a determined comeback attempt by Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) on the way to a 2-1 win.
A goal by Wade Novak put North Jersey Avalanche (MM) up 2-0 in the third period, but Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) pulled to within one on Alex Peterson's tally 17:08 into the third period.
North Jersey Avalanche (MM) was led by goalie Joshua Sarlo, who finished with 34 saves while allowing one goal. Sarlo managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.64 prior to the game.
North Jersey Avalanche (MM) was paced by Novak, who finished with one goal. Novak scored 9:30 into the third period to make the score 2-0 North Jersey Avalanche (MM). Bobby Hampton picked up the assist.
North Jersey Avalanche (MM) also got a goal from Andrew Barber as well. More assists for North Jersey Avalanche (MM) came via Brendan Ondick and Matt Kidney, who contributed one each.
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) puts an average of 3.1 pucks into the net per game. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM)'s offense rang up 35 shots on North Jersey Avalanche (MM)'s net.
Other players who recorded assists for Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) were Tyler Riddle and Joey Abel, who each chipped in one.
North Jersey Avalanche (MM) incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Mitchell Gibson made 25 saves for Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) on 27 shots. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers (MM) incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.
