1983/84 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #9

Final Score: Chicago 8 – Syracuse 4

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Peter Stastny 3G
Star 2: CHI – Rick Vaive 2G, 3Pts
Star 3: SYR – Pierre Larouche 1G, 2Pts

Game Winner: – Peter Stastny

Notables:
SYR – None
CHI – Bob Murray 3A, Peter Stastny Hattrick

Larmer comes out firing to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead!

Korab (4) ties it 1-1.

Steen (8) makes it 2-1.

Crowder (18) ties it 2-2.

Then the 2nd Period happens…

Capjack scores 4 straight en route to a 7-6 win.

Wow… so this is what winning feels like? We forgot…

In the 2nd, the Rangers come back and score twice to take the lead – Trottier and Arniel are the goal scorers. Trottier again is having a great year!

Then a minute 20 into the 3rd with the Rangers down a skater – former Ranger Valentine scores a PP goal for Brooklyn to tie the game! But Trottier comes back and gets his 2nd of the game with 8 minutes to go and the Rangers push ahead 4-3. Then they hold off the Rats attack for those final 8 minutes to win it.
STARS
1. CAP – Trottier 2 goals, 1 assist
2. BRO – Housley 2 goals
3. CAP – Arniel 1 goal

But the game also featured 28 minutes in penalties and 2 PP for Andes and 4 for CapJack – all went for naught – except for the Rangers scoring 1 first goal of the game on a delayed penalty in the 3rd. There were a lot of coincidental roughing penalties in this game – you’d think they didn’t like each other.

1st period, 19 shots on the two goalies – NADA.
2nd period, 24 shots on the two goalies – ZIP,
3rd period, the Rangers fired 18 shots on Jensen and at 11:04 Silk finally puts one past him (delayed call). Then 30 seconds later, Silk scores AGAIN for a 2-0 lead. Last-minute, the Mountaineers are trying everything with all their skaters on the ice and Goulet fires one past Resch to pull within 1, but the Rangers hold on for the final 13 seconds to win it, 2-1.
STARS:
1. CAP – Silk 2 goals
2. CAP – Resch 31 saves
3. AND – Goulet 1 goal
And Jensen’s 36 saves make the notable column.

THREE STARS:
1- NCD Middleton 2G, 2 A, 4 PTS
2- NCD McDonald 2G, 1 A, 3 PTS
3- NCD Pederson 1G, 2A, 3 PTS

Dennis Potvin had 3 assists. Pederson won 17 of 23 faceoffs as the Ducks took 65.6% of the faceoffs. New Castle outshot Dallas 34-25 as Billy Smith went to 10-5-2 on the season.

THREE STARS:
1- NCD McDonald 3G 2A 5 PTS
2- NCD Potvin 1G 2A 3 PTS
3- NCD Middleton 1G 1A 2 PTS

Barry Pederson had 3 assists. The Ducks won nearly 60% of the faceoffs and outshot SYR 35-29. Smith made 27 saves to win his 11th and second in a row. Greg Millen gave up all 8 goals for the Bulldogs

THREE STARS:
1- NCD Middleton 2G 1A 3 PTS
2- NCD Pederson 1G 3A 4 PTS
3- NCD McDonald 1G 1A 2 PTS

Edwards only had to make 17 saves as the Ducks outshot the Underground 31-19. New Castle again dominated the face-off circle winning 66% with Bobby Clarke winning 9 of 11. Bob Froese was the beleaguered Chicago goalie allowing all 7 goals.

Steve Yzerman’s 23rd goal at 2:52 of the third period broke a 2-2 tie and opened the floodgates on a three-goal third period, as Ohio defeated Michigan, 5-2.

Tony Tanti, the MWOTHL’s leading scorer led the offense with a goal and two assists for a three-point night. Ray Bourque also added a goal and two assists for the winners. Pat Riggin stopped 32 shots in the victory.

Michigan got its goals from Doug Smail and Bobby Carpenter (shorthanded). Grant Fuhr absorbed the loss and had 27 saves.

Tim Kerr’s 18th goal at 3:35 of the third period broke a 3-3 tie and paved the way to a four-goal third period, as Ohio dropped Texas, 6-3.

The Legends surrendered three first-period goals and had a stellar performance from Mike Liut after that. Liut turned away 21 shots after the first period, including a penalty shot late in the third, to finish with 26 saves. Steve Yzerman and Rich Sutter each had a goal and an assist to pace the offense.

Brent Sutter, Kent Nilsson, and Walter Poddubny all lit the lamp for Texas.

Brooklyn, which trailed 5-3, rallied with two goals late in the third period (from Bo Berglund and defenseman Marc Chorney) to force overtime and at least salvage itself a point. Brooklyn fired 38 saves on Charlotte goalie Doug Keans and got goals from five different players.

Glenn Anderson led the Dynamo with two goals that had lifted Charlotte to a 4-2 lead before the Rats rallied.

Three stars (from Charlotte)
1: Anderson 2 G
2. Charlie Simmer 1 G, 3 Pts
3. Defenseman Tomas Eriksson 1 G, 2 Pts

Charlestown erased the 2-1 deficit with unanswered goals from Bernie Nicholls, defenseman Ric Nattress, Mario Tremblay, and Doug Sheddan, the last goal coming on the power play to put Charlestown ahead 5-2 with 7:49 left in the third. Tony McKegney added an empty netter for Charlestown in the final 33 seconds.

Dan Bouchard shined for the Chiefs with 41 saves, and Paul Coffey contributed for the winning side with 4 assists.

Three stars (all Charlestown):
1. Tremblay 2 G
2. Nattress 1 G, 3 Pts
3. Coffey 4 A

Mackinac Island 6 SCS 5

1-Gustafsson 3 goals
2- Beers
3- Kurri

Ohio 4 SCS 3 (OT)

1- Yzerman
2-Tanti
3-Jarvis

Stevens scores again in the 2nd, and the Saints take the lead.

In the 3rd, Ogrodnick scores to tie the game. But, the Saints go on a run with 3 unanswered goals. Duchesne scores 2 and Federko scores one, as the Saints win.

SCS 6 Michigan 3

1-Stevens
2-Duchesne
3-Federko

1st -Goulet
2nd -Sutter
3rd – Foligno

Michigan, Syracuse, and Dallas.

2nd period is an avalanche of Michigan goals. First Gardner pops one in early. Then the Moose get it going first with overlapping minor and major to give the Stags some 5 on 3 action. Carpenter first, and then Bullard each with a PP goal. Moose can’t get any defense going and watch Ogrodnick score 2, and Turgeon adds one more, and as the 2nd period mercifully ends, the Stags are up 8-3.

Moose makes a valiant attempt in the 3rd, shutting down the Stags, and getting their offense on track. They crank out goals from Propp, Rogers, MacLean, and Kurri to make it a one-goal game with 2 minutes to go. The Stags wake up and frustrate the Moose the last attempt and hang on for the 8-7 win.

Final – Stags 8, Moose 7

1st star – Carpenter 2G, 4pts
2nd – Ogrodnick 2G, 3pts
3rd – Bullard 2G

The pummeling continues in the 2nd with goals from Campbell and Ladouceur to push the lead to 5 before the Bulldogs take advantage of a Moose penalty and get a PP goal of their own by Larouche.

3rd period sees the Moose add one more goal from Terrion, and the game ends 6-1 Moose

1st star – Beers 2G
2nd – Ladouceur 1G 2pts
3rd – Melanson 29 saves

2nd period sees 2 minor fights to create some 4 on 4 action. Kurri scores on the first open ice to make it 2-0. Dallas responds at full strength with a goal from Brickley. Period ends with the Moose up 2-1.

Dallas kills a minor early in the 3rd, and then cranks out 2 goals, Brickley and Dionne, to take a 3-2 lead. Moose respond 2 minutes later with a rare goal from Giles to tie it at 3. A Price penalty allows the Drakes a PP opportunity which they use quickly to get a goal from Mullen, and the Drakes are up 4-3. The Moose kill off another minor, and with 5 minutes left, go into desperation mode. As the clock drops below 2 minutes, the Moose go maximum desperation and pull the goalie, and it works with Kurri sneaking in close and getting a good pass from Eaves to tie the game at 4. On the ensuing faceoff, Kurri returns the favor and feeds Eaves on the push into the zone, and Eaves gets his first goal of the season, the game-winner.

Final Moose 5, Drakes 4

1st star – Kurri 2G 4pts
2nd – Eaves 1G 3pts
3rd – Mullen 1G 4pts

2 wins = 4 points. But we lost that battle with the Stags ……….. Argh!!!