1982/83 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #3

MacLean scores first for the Moose, and Mullen answers for the Drakes to tie it a 1-1. Then the tempers go haywire, with Propp and Secord mixing it up, followed quickly by Ruf and Terrion. With each team missing 2 players, the play goes on, and the Moose add one more with Kurri scoring before the first intermission.

Moose control a fight free 2nd period, scoring 3 goals, O’Connell, Lysiak, and MacLean lighting the lamp. A 16-7 SOG advantage to the home team.

Kelly and Lemay hook up early in the 3rd, earning 5 minutes off each. The Drakes cut the lead to 3 on a goal by Ramsey with 10 minutes left, then the Moose crank it up run off 3 more goals, Propp, Kurri, and Terrion scoring, to make the final 8-2.

1st star Lysiak 1G 5pts
2nd Kurri 2G
3rd MacLean 2G

No fights in the 2nd, and in the midst of some lively play, Savard scores on a powerplay, and the 2nd period ends tied 1-1.

A tense 3rd period, with the Moose controlling play, 13-7 SOG advantage, and Propp scores late for the GWG.

1st star – Lysiak 1G 2pts
2nd – Propp 1G 2pts
3rd – Melanson 26 saves

Moose control the last 2 periods with a 30-14 SOG advantage. The Spirit helps by committing 5 penalties, which results in 2 powerplay goals (Park and Smyl). At even strength, the Moose get goals from Propp with a hat trick and Napier. The Spirit gets goals from Larmer and Sittler.

1st star – Propp 3G 4pts
2nd – Park 1G 3pts
3rd – Smyl 1G 2 pts

In the 3rd, Pittsburgh scores to take the lead again on Steen’s 2nd of the night (4, 5) but then Federko (5) ties it up, and then Allison (4) puts the Legends on top 5-4… but 23 seconds later, Larmer, who has been ice cold to start the season, scores his 2nd of the year to tie it 5-5.

And from there, we kissed our sisters and went home.

Final score 5-5.

The Saints jumped out to a 1-0 lead 28 seconds in. It was not a fun night to be a goalie and the sin bin gate operators were hitting the release levers a lot. The game was a back and forth affair and closed out with the final 3 goals being scored in the last minute and 3 seconds.

Star 1 – Vaive 2G/2A
Star 2 – Nilsson 1G/2A
Star 3 – Sutter 2G

2nd period – Lowe ties it up for Texas on a power-play goal. Babych puts the Saints back on top with a power-play goal. Plett scores on a tip late in the second, and after two, it’s tied at 3.

3rd period – Vaive scores both goals of the period, and Texas wins.

Texas 5 SCS 3

1st star – Vaive 2 goals and 1 assist
2nd star – Lowe 1 goal and 1 assist
3rd star – Plett 1 goal

2nd period – no goals.

3rd period – Halward, LaFleur score goals for Syracuse, and the Bulldogs win.

Syracuse 3 St. Clair Shores 2

1st star – Halward 1 goal
2nd star – LaFleur 1 goal
3rd star – Duguay 1 goal

Liut with 48 saves.

The Moose got off to a 3-0 lead midway through the second period on first period goals by Brian Propp (5), Marc Napier (7), and Stan Smyl (5). New Castle got some life when Bob Bourne scored his first of the year with only 26 seconds left in the first period.
The Ducks got even more momentum when the third period began with a score at the 55-second mark by Ryan Walter (7), making it 3-2 for the Moose. Brian Dunlop (4) soon made it 4-2 and it did not look good for the hometown Ducks. Four minutes later, Middleton – on a power play – scored his 4th of the year to make it 4-3. The wild shootout continued when Napier scored his 8th at 17:01 to give the Moose what looked like an insurmountable 5-3 lead, especially with their sensational goalie Rollie Melanson minding their net. But Middleton did it again at 17:42, making it 5-4 setting the stage for Tardif’s dramatic breakaway goal to tie the game.

STARS:
1- NEW Middleton 2 G
2- MAC Napier 2 G
3- MAC Dunlop 1G 1 A

Don Edwards made 30 saves for New Castle as the Moose had a 35-31 edge in SOG. Ryan Walter won 16 of 19 faceoffs. Bobby Clarke received a boarding major and a 10-minute misconduct in the first period. The major penalty led to Mackinac Island’s first goal of the game.

Moog did not look ready to play after surrendering a goal just 12 seconds into Brian Sutter; Cacotin jumped to the 2-0 advantage with just under eight minutes played courtesy of a goal from right-winger Mark Kehoe. From there, however, Moog was outstanding, ultimately finishing with 45 saves to take first star honors. He also was credited with his second assist of the year on the game-winning goal, a short hander from Mike Rogers 3:15 into the third period, with the game clearly in the balance.

Charlotte made its shots count. It fired just 25 against the Cardinals, but Glenn Anderson and Charlie Simmer also found the nets, along with Rogers and Reeds.

Three stars (all from Charlotte):
Star 1 – Moog 45 saves and 1 assist
Star 2: Reeds 2 G
Star 3: Simmer 1 G, 2 Pts

Notable: Charlotte overcame a 47-25 advantage in shots by the Cardinals.

Charlestown which grabbed a 3-0 first period lead, saw Charlotte claw all the way back to a 4-4 tie, sparked by two goals from Hawerchuk. But Esposito, not up to the task this night, surrendered two subsequent third-period goals to Paul Gardner and Bernie Nicholls before he was mercifully yanked in favor of Moog — who allowed one power-play goal to Charlestown’s Tony McKegney.

Three stars:
1 – CHA McKegney, 2 G
2 – CHD Hawerchuk 2 G
3- CHA Doug Shedden (the center had 1 G & 2 Pts)

Notable: Ray Bourque had three assists for Charlestown. The Chiefs’ Pat Riggin recorded 35 saves, helping his team overcome a 39-31 shot disadvantage.

Trailing 2-0 in the second, Ohio fourth line center Bill Derlago narrowed Charlotte’s lead with an unassisted goal halfway through the game. The only other goal the Legends could muster, however, came late when defenseman Normand Rochefert scored on the power play, courtesy of a Bob Gainey assists with 8:55 left in the game that closed the scoring.

Moog finished with 38 saves, besting Glen Hanlon who surrendered four while saving just 18.

Three stars (all from Charlotte):
Star 1: Rogers 2 G, including the game-winner, 3 Pts total
Star 2: Simmer 1 G, 2 Points
Star 3: Moog 38 saves

Notable: Ohio suffered the defeat despite holding a decisive 40-22 shots advantage