1980 QUARTER FINALS – CAPJACK RANGERS @ PITTSBURGH SPIRIT

PLAYOFF QUARTER FINAL MATCH UP
  CapJack RangersTwo Pittsburgh Spiritvery evenly matched teams prepare for what will undoubtedly be one helluva series!

GAME #1 What a game!

The Spirit take an early 2-0 lead in the 1st, but Gare, Esposito, and Trottier had other plans as they pot 4 unanswered goals to make it 4-2 at the end of 1.

Late in the 2nd, Pittsburgh gets back into the groove and ties it at 4.

3rd period did not disappoint!

CapJack pulls ahead 5-4 on a PP goal by Shutt, but Pittsburgh ties it 3 minutes later as MacLeish fires one from the slot. 5-5

The Spirit pulls ahead 6-5 on a PP goal by Vickers.

Lonsberry ties it up 6-6 at 13:28.

At 18:24 Robinson scores the game winner as CapJack wins Game 1 on the road 7-6.

1 2 3 F
1979-80 CapJack 0-0-0 4 0 3 7
1979-80 Pittsburgh 0-0-0 2 2 2 6

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 5:26 EV PIT Lafleur (1), assisted by Redmond (1) and Vickers (1)
1 8:48 EV PIT Chouinard (1), assisted by MacLeish (1) and Hedberg (1)
1 9:42 EV CAP Gare (1), assisted by Barnes (1) and Trottier (1)
1 15:25 EV CAP Esposito (1), assisted by Murdoch (1)
1 17:00 EV CAP Esposito (2), assisted by Murdoch (2) and Barnes (2)
1 19:51 EV CAP Trottier (1), assisted by Gare (1)
2 16:50 EV PIT Sittler (1), assisted by Greschner (1) and Resch (1)
2 17:43 EV PIT Sittler (2), assisted by Lafleur (1)
3 3:30 PP CAP Shutt (1), assisted by Gare (2) and Trottier (2)
3 6:41 EV PIT MacLeish (1), assisted by Chouinard (1)
3 8:33 PP PIT Vickers (1), assisted by Lafleur (2)
3 13:28 EV CAP Lonsberry (1), assisted by Lapointe (1) and Robinson (1)
3 18:24 EV CAP Robinson (1), assisted by Trottier (3) and Shutt (1)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 12:14 CAP Trottier (2), 2:00 – holding
2 :39 CAP Kindrachuk (2), 2:00 – cross checking
2 4:43 PIT Sittler (2), 2:00 – tripping
2 7:15 PIT Campbell (2), 2:00 – slashing
2 13:32 PIT Cameron (2), 2:00 – interference
2 15:39 CAP Barnes (2), 2:00 – roughing
2 15:39 PIT Huber (2), 2:00 – roughing
3 2:12 PIT Vickers (2), 2:00 – roughing
3 7:59 CAP Schutt (2), 2:00 – elbowing

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
CapJack 14 7 18
Pittsburgh 10 18 13

CAP PIT
SOG 39 41
FOW 27 39
FO% 40.9 59.1
Hits 22 33
Blocks 11 7
Missed Net 10 20
Shot Attempts 56 72
Scoring Chances 27 16
PIM 8 10
PP 1-4 1-3
TOA 4:20 4:41

Star 1: CAP Esposito 2 G
Star 2: CAP Trottier 1 G, 4 Pts
Star 3: CAP Gare 1 G, 3 Pts

GWG: Larry Robinson

Notables: CAP Bouchard 35 saves, Trottier 3 assists
PIT Resch 32 saves, Sittler 22 faceoffs won

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard 6 35 .854 60:00 0 0 0 7.0 (-0.6)

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 7 32 .821 59:20 0 0 0 8.4 (-0.1)

GAME #2 Pittsburgh reeling from losing at home, comes out firing.

Hedberg makes it 1-0 Spirit.

CapJack ties it on Robinson’s 2nd of the playoffs. 1-1

Huber gives the Spirit the lead back at 8:05. 2-1

2nd Period
Hedberg pots his 2nd of the playoffs to make it 3-1.

Tkaczuk with a SH goal on breakaway makes it a commanding 4-1 lead for the Spirit, but never discount those pesky Rangers.

Gare gets one back for CapJack on the PP with his 2nd of the playoffs. 4-2 PIT lead.

MacLeish gets his 2nd of the playoffs to pull further ahead 5-2.

Head into the 3rd period…

CapJack wakes up… goals from Schutt and Cloutier cut the lead to 5-4.

Labraaten gets a 2 goal lead back to make it 6-4. With 28 seconds left and the goalie pulled, Gare gets his 3rd of the playoffs to make it 6-5, but with 7 seconds left Redmond hits the empty net to send the fans home happy as the Spirit pulls out a 7-5 victory.

1 2 3 F
1979-80 CapJack 1-0-0 1 1 3 5
1979-80 Pittsburgh 0-1-0 2 3 2 7

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 3:23 EV PIT Hedberg (1), assisted by MacLeish (2) and Chouinard (2)
1 7:51 EV CAP Robinson (2), assisted by Shutt (2) and Trottier (4)
1 8:05 EV PIT Huber (1), assisted by MacLeish (3) and Chouinard (3)
2 2:13 EV PIT Hedberg (2), assisted by Chouinard (4)
2 3:15 SH PIT Tkaczuk (1), unassisted
2 4:14 PP CAP Gare (2), assisted by Trottier (5) and Robinson (2)
2 10:52 EV PIT MacLeish (2), assisted by Greschner (2) and Hedberg (2)
3 4:44 EV CAP Schutt (1), unassisted
3 9:34 EV CAP Cloutier (1), assisted by Kindrachuk (1) and Douglas (1)
3 10:09 EV PIT Labraaten (1), assisted by Redmond (2) and Greschner (3)
3 19:33 EV CAP Gare (3), assisted by Shutt (3) and Trottier (6)
3 19:53 EN PIT Redmond (1), assisted by Lafleur (3) and Sittler (1)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 15:24 PIT Houle (2), 2:00 – tripping
1 19:01 CAP Gare (2), 2:00 – hooking
2 2:48 PIT Edberg (2), 2:00 – elbowing
2 11:08 PIT Huber (4), 2:00 – slashing
2 13:21 CAP Esposito (2), 2:00 – hooking
2 14:22 PIT Greschner – hooking (penalty shot)
2 14:22 CAP Lonsberry penalty shot saved by Resch
3 1:26 PIT Vickers (4), 2:00 – cross checking

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
CapJack 10 24 17
Pittsburgh 17 9 10

CAP PIT
SOG 51 36
FOW 34 34
FO% 50.0 50.0
Hits 20 25
Blocks 4 9
Missed Net 12 10
Shot Attempts 72 50
Scoring Chances 29 22
PIM 4 8
PP 1-4 0-2
TOA 5:54 3:18

Star 1: PIT Hedberg 2 G, 3 Pts
Star 2: PIT MacLeish 1 G, 3 Pts
Star 3: CAP Gare 2 G

GWG: Dan Labraaten

Notables: CAP Trottier 3 assists, Trottier 22 faceoffs won
PIT Resch 46 saves, Sittler 16 faceoffs won, Chouinard 3 assists

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard 6 29 .829 58:26 1 0 0 7.8 (+0.2)

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 5 46 .902 60:00 0 1 0 8.6 (+0.1)

  Very high scoring series thus far as it’s tied 1-1 heading to CapJack for the next 2!   –  The series heads to CapJack tied 1-1
GAME #3 Another high scoring affair…

Despite being outshot in the first period 17-7, CapJack DOMINATES as they jump out to a 4-0 lead to end the first.

In the second CapJack continues by potting two more to take a commanding 6-0 lead.

The Spirit awakens from the near death to then go on to score their own 6 unanswered goals to tie it at 6-6!!

We head to OT and before the fans can even settle back into their seats, Douglas (1) sends them home happy 57 seconds in. CapJack wins a crazy one in OT 7-6 to put them up in the series 2-1.

1 2 3 4 F
1979-80 Pittsburgh 1-1-0 0 3 3 0 6
1979-80 CapJack 1-1-0 4 2 0 1 7

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 3:19 PP CAP Trottier (2), assisted by Shutt (4) and Barnes (3)
1 6:47 EV CAP Shutt (2), assisted by Trottier (7)
1 10:06 EV CAP Gare (4), assisted by Shutt (5) and Long (1)
1 19:19 EV CAP Murdoch (1), assisted by Esposito (1) and Robinson (3)
2 2:33 PP CAP Gare (5), assisted by Shutt (6) and Vadnais (1)
2 3:55 PP CAP Esposito (3), assisted by Vadnais (2) and Cloutier (1)
2 10:13 EV PIT Lafleur (2), assisted by Sittler (2) and Redmond (3)
2 11:26 PP PIT Hedberg (3), assisted by Chouinard (5) and Huber (1)
2 17:57 EV PIT Sittler (3), assisted by Lafleur (4) and Vickers (2)
3 4:02 PP PIT Murphy (1), assisted by Redmond (4) and Houle (1)
3 4:56 PP PIT Huber (2), assisted by MacLeish (4) and Hedberg (3)
3 7:26 PP PIT Sittler (4), assisted by Lafleur (5) and Vickers (3)
4 :57 EV CAP Douglas (1), assisted by Robinson (4) and Cloutier (2)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 2:39 PIT Sittler (4), 2:00 – tripping
1 6:47 PIT Labraaten – boarding – goal scored on delayed penalty
1 7:50 CAP Lapointe (2), 2:00 – holding
1 19:33 CAP Long (2), 2:00 – holding
2 1:57 PIT Campbell (7), 5:00 – elbowing
2 10:46 CAP Trottier (4), 2:00 – hooking
2 12:47 CAP Kindrachuk (4), 2:00 – hooking
2 14:47 PIT Campbell (9), 2:00 – tripping
3 3:01 CAP Cloutier (2), 2:00 – cross checking
3 4:48 CAP Robinson (2), 2:00 – hooking
3 7:05 CAP Gare (4), 2:00 – interference

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 SOG 4
Pittsburgh 17 9 19 0
CapJack 7 10 10 1

PIT CAP
SOG 45 28
FOW 44 29
FO% 60.3 39.7
Hits 22 36
Blocks 12 6
Missed Net 17 9
Shot Attempts 68 49
Scoring Chances 24 27
PIM 9 14
PP 4-7 3-5
TOA 5:47 3:49

Star 1: CAP Shutt 1 G, 4 Pts
Star 2: PIT Sittler 2 G, 3 Pts
Star 3: CAP Gare 2 G

GWG: Jordy Douglas

Notables: PIT Sittler 24 faceoffs won
CAP Shutt 3 assists, Trottier 18 faceoffs won

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 7 21 .750 60:57 1 1 0 9.1 (+0.6)

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G A.Smith 6 27 .818 47:26 0 0 0 6.5 (+0.2)
G Bouchard -W 0 12 1.000 13:31 1 1 0 8.6 (+1.0)

GAME #4 Pittsburgh means business and scores first but CapJack comes back with their own… PIT scores another to end the 1st period up 2-1.

The second period is back and forth with PIT taking a 3-1 lead, but CapJack scores 3 unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead going into the 3rd.

With 2:28 seconds left, Hedberg scores his 4th of the playoffs to tie it up 4-4! We head into a second straight OT!

3:59 seconds in Labraaten scores his 3rd to steal a win in CapJack and to send the series back to Pittsburgh tied 2-2!

1 2 3 4 F
1979-80 Pittsburgh 1-2-0 2 1 1 1 5
1979-80 CapJack 2-1-0 1 3 0 0 4

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 10:22 PP PIT Vickers (2), assisted by Lafleur (6) and Sittler (3)
1 17:38 PP CAP Schutt (2), assisted by Robinson (5) and Cloutier (3)
1 19:29 EV PIT Labraaten (2), assisted by Houle (2) and Edberg (1)
2 4:14 PP PIT Chouinard (2), assisted by Greschner (4) and Lafleur (7)
2 8:15 EV CAP Trottier (3), assisted by Robinson (6)
2 11:24 EV CAP Schutt (3), assisted by Esposito (2) and Murdoch (3)
2 19:31 EV CAP Robinson (3), assisted by Trottier (8) and Shutt (7)
3 17:34 EV PIT Hedberg (4), assisted by MacLeish (5)
4 3:59 EV PIT Labraaten (3), assisted by Houle (3) and Edberg (2)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 9:09 CAP Lapointe (4), 2:00 – interference
1 13:15 CAP Robinson (4), 2:00 – hooking
1 16:56 PIT Greschner (2), 2:00 – tripping
1 19:45 PIT Huber (6), 2:00 – tripping
2 2:57 PIT Hedberg (2), 2:00 – roughing
2 2:57 CAP Schutt (4), 2:00 – roughing
2 3:28 CAP Kindrachuk (6), 2:00 – roughing
2 4:47 CAP Robinson (6), 2:00 – tripping
3 1:32 CAP Gare (6), 2:00 – cross checking

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3 SOG 4
Pittsburgh 18 13 13 3
CapJack 9 13 4 2

PIT CAP
SOG 47 28
FOW 24 43
FO% 35.8 64.2
Hits 30 29
Blocks 7 10
Missed Net 9 17
Shot Attempts 66 52
Scoring Chances 24 22
PIM 6 12
PP 2-5 1-2
TOA 4:23 3:23

Star 1: PIT Labraaten 2 G
Star 2: CAP Schutt 2 G
Star 3: CAP Robinson 1 G, 3 Pts

GWG: Dan Labraaten

Notables: PIT None
CAP Bouchard 42 saves, Trottier 26 faceoffs won

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 4 24 .857 63:59 1 2 0 8.5 (0.0)

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard 5 42 .894 63:59 2 1 0 6.9 (-0.7)

  What a series! Back and forth and equal by all accounts. Didn’t expect anything less!
Back to Pittsburgh to see how this one plays out, but I feel like it HAS to go to seven!!The series shifts back to Pittsburgh tied 2-2. Can the Spirit find some magic at home?
GAME #5 CapJack opens scoring at 8:32 with Shutt (3) scoring from Trottier (9) and Barnes (4) to take a 1-0 lead.

Pittsburgh gets it back a little over a minute later with MacLeish scoring his 3rd from Hedberg (4) and Chouinard (6). Tied 1-1

We would go back and forth a bit as Trottier (4) scores for CAP, then Vickers (3) for PIT, then Shutt with #2 of the game to close the period with CapJack up 3-2 despite being outshot 14-9.

We go to the 2nd…

1:55 in Chouinard (3) ties it at 3 on the PP.

8:53 Murdoch (2) puts CapJack back on top 4-3 and then scores again less than a minute later for his 3rd of the playoffs, giving them a 5-3 lead.

Robinson (4) scores to make it 6-3 as PIT pulls Resch after he gives up 6 goals on 15 shots.

A little over 3 minutes later and Shutt (5) gets the HT and makes it 7-3 at the end of the 2nd.

Third period sees PIT bombing 18 shots on Bouchard but only landing one (Vickers). Cloutier adds a little salt to the wound as we end with a decisive CapJack victory 8-4.

1 2 3 F
1979-80 CapJack 2-2-0 3 4 1 8
1979-80 Pittsburgh 2-2-0 2 1 1 4

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 8:32 EV CAP Shutt (3), assisted by Trottier (9) and Barnes (4)
1 9:53 EV PIT MacLeish (3), assisted by Hedberg (4) and Chouinard (6)
1 10:54 SH CAP Trottier (4), assisted by Robinson (7) and MacMillan (1)
1 14:56 EV PIT Vickers (3), assisted by Sittler (4) and Lafleur (8)
1 16:45 EV CAP Shutt (4), assisted by Trottier (10)
2 1:55 PP PIT Chouinard (3), assisted by Redmond (5)
2 8:53 EV CAP Murdoch (2), assisted by Schutt (1) and Robinson (8)
2 9:39 EV CAP Murdoch (3), assisted by Vadnais (3) and Esposito (3)
2 12:25 EV CAP Robinson (4), assisted by Trottier (11) and Shutt (8)
2 15:41 EV CAP Shutt (5), assisted by Gare (3) and Barnes (5)
3 14:19 EV CAP Cloutier (2), assisted by Douglas (2) and Long (2)
3 16:37 EV PIT Vickers (4), assisted by Sittler (5) and Lafleur (9)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 10:09 CAP Gare (8), 2:00 – roughing
1 18:36 CAP Shutt (2), 2:00 – cross checking
2 1:28 CAP Barnes (7), 5:00 – charging
2 12:25 PIT Huber – interference – goal scored on delayed penalty

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
CapJack 9 11 11
Pittsburgh 14 17 18

CAP PIT
SOG 31 49
FOW 19 33
FO% 36.5 63.5
Hits 35 19
Blocks 14 3
Missed Net 7 10
Shot Attempts 41 73
Scoring Chances 17 20
PIM 9 0
PP 0-0 1-4
TOA 1:52 6:37

Star 1: CAP Shutt 3 G, 4 Pts
Star 2: CAP Trottier 1 G, 4 Pts
Star 3: CAP Murdoch 2 G

GWG: Don Murdoch

Notables: CAP Bouchard 45 saves, Shutt hat trick, Trottier 3 assists
PIT Sittler 15 faceoffs won

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard 4 45 .918 60:00 2 2 0 8.6 (+1.0)

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 6 9 .600 32:17 2 2 0 9.2 (+0.7)
G S.Baker 2 14 .875 27:35 0 0 0 6.5 (-0.2)

  Such a frustrating game. Resch really crapped the bed. Need him to play better. Hopefully the benching did the trick. We will head to CapJack for the first elimination game of the series as CapJack is up 3-2.

CapJack can win the series as they are up 3-2 and playing at Madison Oval Garden in front of a screaming packed house!

Pittsburgh Coach Chris Niespodzianski decides to go with Resch in goal despite his poor performance in Game 5. Resch looks determined and steely eyed.

Here we go!

GAME #6 1st period – CapJack comes out firing… shot after shot. Resch makes save after save.

14:25 – Labraaten (4) makes it 1-0 PIT, assisted by Greschner (5) and Houle (4).

CapJack amps it up and fires everything but the kitchen sink at Resch, but come up empty in the 1st despite out-shooting PIT 18-8. Looks like Niespodzianski’s “talk” with Resch has worked… so far.

Head into the 2nd…

An even matchup (despite last game) is personified in the 2nd as both teams manage 8 shots a piece, but the goalies are up to the task and it remains 1-0 PIT lead.

To the 3rd with PIT holding a fragile 1-0 lead and on the brink of elimination…

This period is ALL CapJack as they fire shot after shot, and play some amazing defense, only allowing PIT to get 3 shots…

But Resch stands tall as he gets the Goose Egg and the Spirit go on to steal a victory against the Rangers 1-0.

We’ll had back to Pittsburgh for a thrilling Game 7!!

1 2 3 F
1979-80 Pittsburgh 2-3-0 1 0 0 1
1979-80 CapJack 3-2-0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 14:25 EV PIT Labraaten (4), assisted by Greschner (5) and Houle (4)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 6:04 PIT Labraaten (5), 5:00 – boarding
1 14:25 CAP Esposito – hooking – goal scored on delayed penalty
1 14:58 PIT Greschner (4), 2:00 – hooking
1 15:39 CAP Gare (10), 2:00 – hooking
1 16:31 PIT Palmer (2), 2:00 – elbowing
2 3:49 PIT Campbell (11), 2:00 – holding
2 5:02 CAP Vadnais (2), 2:00 – hooking
2 5:34 PIT Huber (8), 2:00 – holding
2 8:12 PIT Vickers (6), 2:00 – roughing
2 12:39 CAP DeBlois (2), 2:00 – cross checking
2 17:32 PIT Houle (4), 2:00 – interference

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
Pittsburgh 8 8 3
CapJack 18 8 11

PIT CAP
SOG 19 37
FOW 17 29
FO% 37.0 63.0
Hits 39 31
Blocks 13 8
Missed Net 8 16
Shot Attempts 35 66
Scoring Chances 11 22
PIM 17 6
PP 0-1 0-9
TOA 2:45 7:28

Star 1: PIT Resch 37 saves
Star 2: PIT Labraaten 1 G
Star 3: PIT Houle 1 A

GWG: Dan Labraaten

Notables: PIT Resch 37 saves
CAP None

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch -W 0 37 1.000 60:00 2 3 0 8.8 (+0.3)

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard -L 1 18 .947 58:53 3 2 0 8.1 (+0.5)

  The “talk” that Chris Niespodzianski had with Resch seems to have worked as he stopped all 37 CapJack shots (and there were some good ones!). One big item from the game besides the 37 save shutout? CapJack going 0-9 on the PP! Ouch.

Heading back to Pittsburgh for the most exciting game in all of sports… Game 7!

Here we go! Game 7!!

Resch stole a victory in Game 6 with a stellar 37 save shutout. Can he step up to the challenge one more time? Or will Trottier and Co. light him up as they have in the previous 5 games?

PIT Captain Guy Lafleur looks ready, CapJack Captain Bryan Trottier looks ready. Let’s do this!

GAME #7 1st period…

A little back and forth. Feeling out. Nice saves on both ends of the rink. Solid hitting and defense. Pittsburgh out-shoots CapJack 16-10, but there is no score a the end of 1.

2nd period…

1:31 in Chouinard (4) makes it count, assisted by Hedberg (5) and Palmer (1). 1-0 PIT lead.

That goal seems to have taken the wind out of the sails of CapJack a bit as Pittsburgh controls play now.

16:32 Chouinard (5) pots another from Hedberg (6) and MacLeish (6) to take a 2-0 lead.

35 seconds later Guy Lafleur catches CapJack snoozing as he scores his 3rd of the playoffs from Sittler (6) and Vickers (4). It’s now 3-0 PIT. The home crowd is in a frenzy. Resch still makes it look easy as he keeps his shutout streak going at 5 periods while we head into the 3rd.

3rd period…

This is it. This is why we love hockey. 3rd period of Game 7. PIT up 3-0, but in this series that hasn’t meant much for all games except the last. Resch continues to look hyper-focused. Almost robotic.

CapJack comes out firing. Gare on a breakaway… stoned! Shutt on a breakaway… stoned! The home crowd is so loud it feels as though the dead are rising in the Prudential Center! The Spirit is strong in this building… can CapJack perform an exorcism before it’s too late?

After the initial wave of shots on Resch, the Spirit up the pressure to take it off of Resch and Bouchard is up to the challenge. Turning away all 17 of Pittsburgh’s shots in the 3rd… but unfortunately, he didn’t score any goals, and neither did his team mates as they seemed to give up down the stretch in the last 10 minutes.

3…2…1… Pittsburgh wins Game 7 and the Series!

1 2 3 F
1979-80 CapJack 3-3-0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 Pittsburgh 3-3-0 0 3 0 3

Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
2 1:31 EV PIT Chouinard (4), assisted by Hedberg (5) and Palmer (1)
2 16:32 EV PIT Chouinard (5), assisted by Hedberg (6) and MacLeish (6)
2 17:07 EV PIT Lafleur (3), assisted by Sittler (6) and Vickers (4)

Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 11:00 CAP Trottier (6), 2:00 – checking from behind
1 13:15 CAP MacKinnon (2), 2:00 – roughing
1 13:15 PIT Huber (10), 2:00 – roughing
1 14:08 CAP Long (4), 2:00 – holding
2 2:46 CAP Lapointe (6), 2:00 – holding
2 5:48 CAP Gare (12), 2:00 – hooking
2 7:26 PIT Lafleur (2), 2:00 – tripping
2 11:54 PIT Greschner (6), 2:00 – charging
3 2:11 PIT Chouinard (2), 2:00 – hooking
3 6:34 CAP Schutt (6), 2:00 – tripping

SOG 1 SOG 2 SOG 3
CapJack 10 8 10
Pittsburgh 16 12 17

CAP PIT
SOG 28 45
FOW 23 33
FO% 41.1 58.9
Hits 33 33
Blocks 8 9
Missed Net 12 13
Shot Attempts 49 66
Scoring Chances 15 21
PIM 12 8
PP 0-3 0-5
TOA 3:23 7:05

Star 1: PIT Resch 28 saves
Star 2: PIT Chouinard 2 G
Star 3: PIT Lafleur 1 G

GWG: Guy Chouinard

Notables: CAP Bouchard 42 saves
PIT Sittler 20 faceoffs won

CapJack GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Bouchard 3 42 .933 60:00 3 3 0 6.5 (-1.1)

Pittsburgh GA SV Save% TOI W L T Rate
G Resch 0 28 1.000 60:00 3 3 0 8.4 (-0.1)

  Pittsburgh wins Game 7 and the Series on the strength of Glenn “Chico” Resch’s back to back shutouts. Let’s not forget “The Two Guy’s” in Chouinard and Lafleur who provided all the offense needed in Game 7.

Pittsburgh moves on but it was a HARD FOUGHT series by CapJack. I honestly thought we were done when they bitch slapped us in Game 5 and we headed to CapJack facing elimination and Resch seeming to be lost between the pipes. He really is the Series MVP just for the last two games.

Great series Bill Schindel! Your boys fought hard! Congrats on a great season.

Now… who’s next? 😉