Pikes Peak Miners 18U pulls away in second, rolls over HC Dallas 18U, 7-0
HC Dallas 18U was within striking distance after one period, but Pikes Peak Miners 18U put the pedal down in the second en route to a 7-0 victory.
Pikes Peak Miners 18U got the win on the strength of a great game by Ethan Daniels, who had one goal and two assists. Daniels scored 10:35 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pikes Peak Miners 18U. JP Nolette picked up the assist.
Pikes Peak Miners 18U forced HC Dallas 18U's goaltenders to work without much rest, firing 39 shots and forcing 32 saves. George McBey made 24 stops and Hunter Smith made eight. Pikes Peak Miners 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Pikes Peak Miners 18U finished below its season average of 14.0 penalty minutes per game. Pikes Peak Miners 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow HC Dallas 18U to score on any of its three power plays. Pikes Peak Miners 18U featured an improved defense during the game. Pikes Peak Miners 18U allows 2.4 goals per game. Pikes Peak Miners 18U found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Pikes Peak Miners 18U averages 3.5 goals per contest.
Pikes Peak Miners 18U additionally got points from Dalton Dosko, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Parker Moskal, who also registered one goal and one assist, and Trevor Paradise, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Pikes Peak Miners 18U included Calvon Boots, Ross Hanson, and Vlad Zhidkikh, who scored one goal each. In addition, Pikes Peak Miners 18U received assists from Preston Weeks, Colton Davis, and Brendan Doyle, who contributed one each.
Pikes Peak Miners 18U's Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots out of the 24 that he faced. Pikes Peak Miners 18U registered one goal on four power play opportunities. HC Dallas 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.
