1984/85 SKATER & GOALIE OF THE WEEK #13

Final Score: Chicago 3 – Charlestown 1

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: CHI – Pierre Mondou 1G, 2Pts
Star 2: CHI – Brian Sutter 1G, 2Pts
Star 3: CHI – Pelle Lindbergh 23 Saves

Game Winner: – Brian Sutter

Notables:
CHA – None
CHI – None

Final Score: Portland 5 – Chicago 5

Labatts 3-Star Selection:
Star 1: POR – Mike Foligno 3G
Star 2: POR – Dino Ciccarelli 1G, 2Pts
Star 3: POR – Wayne Gretzky 1G, 2Pts

Game Winner: – None

Notables:
POR – Guy Carbonneau 3 Assists, Mike Foligno Hat Trick, Joe Cirella 14 Penalty Minutes
CHI – Keith Brown 5 Blocked Shots, Pelle Lindbergh 31 Saves

It was quite a Ducks debut for John Tonelli. Playing LW on the Duck’s new #1 line, Tonelli almost singlehandedly won the game as he scored a HAT TRICK and added an assist for a four-point game! With the score 1-1 in the first period (after Middleton scored for the Ducks on an assist by Tonelli), Tonelli scored his first of the game on a tip-in of a shot from the point by Denis Potvin. 2-1 Ducks. Portland came right back to tie it on a goal by Lamoreux and it was 2-2 after one. In the second, Portland took the lead at the 45-second mark on a power play goal by Dave Ellett. 3-2 Portland. The Ducks tied it 11 minutes later when Tonelli got his second, assisted once again by Potvin. 3-3. Then with the Ducks killing a penalty, Tonelli scored SHORT HANDED at 15:23 to make it 4-3 Ducks after two. In the third, Mike Foligno scored at 1:51 to tie it again, an unassisted goal making it 4-4. Each team had 10 SOG in the third but there was no more scoring and it was on to OVERTIME!
The Ducks dominated the extra frame, as Portland could not get a shot on goal, and at 3:15 Mark Johnson scored his team-leading 26th of the year, assisted by Mark Napier, to give New Castle an exciting win.

THREE STARS:
1- NCD – Tonelli 3G 1 A 4 PTS
2- POR Ellett 1G 2 A 3 PTS
3- NCD – Johnson 1G GWG

In his Ducks debut, Kent Nilsson won 16 of 23 faceoffs

The Ducks came out flying and Pete Peeters had a rough time in the Kamsack net as he allowed FOUR goals on five shots, before being pulled for Mike Liut. Don Maloney, Brad McCrimmon, Garry Rissling, and yes John Tonelli got the goals. In the second period, the Ducks broke things open even more as Maloney got his second of the game on a power play. Mark Johnson followed with another PP goal before Nilsson got his first goal as a Duck to make it 7-0 after two periods. Mike Gartner’s third-period goal was the only scoring for Kamsack.

THREE STARS:
1- NCD Don Maloney 2G
2- NCD- Mark Johnson 1G 1 A
3- NCD- Kent Nilsson 1G 1 A

Denis Potvin had 3 assists

An early Seiling goal sends Peeters to the showers early, having now let 5 pucks in the net. That seems to wake up the rest of the team, as Kamsack shows new energy going forward. Howe ends the drought for the visitors a couple of minutes later. Near the midpoint Frycer and Stastny exchange goals to make it 6-2 Moose. A Bothwell goal late sends teams to intermission at 7-2 Moose.

3rd period see Quinn score early for the Moose, and Eriksson late, to make the final 8-3 Moose.

1st star – Kurri 2G 5pts
2nd – Propp 2G 3pts
3rd – Bothwell 1G 2pts

MacInnis with one of many equalizers today, making it 2-2. Followed by ex-Moose, Lever to give the Chiefs the lead, 3-2. Propp just before the end of the period with his 2nd of the game and off to break tied 3-3.

Kurri gets his 40th of the season to put the Moose up 4-3. That holds all the way to the final minutes when a MacInnis minor with only 88 seconds left seems to lock up the win for the Moose. Sloppy puck handling by the Moose however, lets Krushelnyski get loose and put the shortie in the net to tie the game at 4 with only 21 seconds on the clock. ….. Overtime!

The nightmare continues as Krushelnyski scores the winner in OT to finish off the Moose, 5-4.

1st star – Krushelnyski 2G, GWG
2nd star – Propp 2G
3rd – Kurri 2G

The Dynamo seemed to pay for those scratches early. Keans yielded a pair of even-strength goals, one to Brad Park five minutes in and another to the Moutaineers’ fourth-line center, Phil Sykes just before the opening period ending, to put Andes ahead 2-0. The Mountaineers came to play out of the gates, outshooting Charlotte 11-4 in that opening period.

Sykes, an unsung hero in this contest, added another even-strength goal 6:34 into the second period and with Andes goalie Bob Sauve turning away the eight shots that the sluggish Dynamo mustered against him through the first two periods, Andes held a 3-0 lead after two periods.

Charlotte woke up in the third. Keven LaVallee, inserted at left wing with Simmer out, recorded his ninth goal of the season 1:50 into the third period to narrow the deficit to two. Dave Poulin narrowed the gap to one with a goal with 8:13 left in regulation. Charlotte outshot Andes in the final period 15-8 but it was too little too late; the Dynamo could not find the equalizer in the final 1:16 when Keans was pulled and the Andes got a much-needed win, 3-2.

Three stars:
1. AND Sykes 2 G
2. AND Park 1 G
3. CHD Poulin 1 G

SCS 7 New Castle 4

1-Nilan
2-Stevens
3-Ferraro

Portland 4 SCS 2

1-Cirella
2-Ciccarelli
3-Carbonneau

However, as period 2 starts, his defense rallies and holds the Legends to 5 shots in the second and Kromm slips one past Riggin to cut the score to 2-1 Ohio after 2.

Then we go to the 3rd and it’s spirited with 12 shots on goal from each side, but no one expected the results. 5 minutes in Crowder whips one past Riggin to tie the game. 5 minutes later Boutilier goes top shelf to put the Rangers up 3-2. 3 minutes later he again beats Riggin, this time low under the stick and it’s 4-2 CapJack with the PP goal. With a minute left, Trottier and Robinson set up Crowder for his 2nd goal and empty-netter to salt the game away 5-2 Rangers!!

After the 2 early Legends goals, the tone of the game shifted and CapJack bore down to the very end.

Stars (all CAP)
1. Crowder 2 goals, 1 assist
2. Boutiler 2 goals
3. Kromm 1 goal

Then a Ledyard hooking penalty midway through the 2nd sees Trottier getting his 2nd PP goal of the game and it’s 2-0 CapJack! But penalties seem to be the major influence in this one and Arniel is nailed for charging (4 minutes worth) near the end of the 2nd and this time it’s the Brahmas taking advantage of the extra attacker and Sandstrom scores with 49 seconds left in the 2nd to cut the score to 2-1.

The tight game continues into the 3rd and again it’s a penalty that sees the score change as Donnelly goes off for high sticking at 10:33 (another 4 minutes worth!!). 27 seconds later Tucker gets the game-tying PP goal and even though the Rangers give TX another PP before the period ends, neither team can score so it’s off to OT!

In the extra period, the Rangers managed ZERO shots on Bannerman so there’s a goose egg. Meanwhile the Brahmas were very productive and got 4 big shots on Resch – fortunately for the home fans he stopped them all and the Rangers got their 1st tie of the season (better than a loss).

Stars:
1. CAP – Trottier 2 goals
2. CAP – Resch 38 saves
3. TEX – Tucker 1 goal

Rangers 2 for 5 on PP, and Brahmas 2 for 8. Lots of players in the box during this game.

3 Stars (all CHD)

1. Keans – 29 Saves
2. Vaive – 1G
3. Hedberg – 1G

3 Stars

1. Craven (SCS) – 2G
2. Sutter (TEX) – 2G
3. Stevens (SCS) – 1G, 1A

3 Stars (all CHI)

1. Savard – 1G, 1A
2. Murray – 1G, 1A
3. Mondou – 1G, 1A

5 different Spirit players scored as Wamsley and the defense played a good game.

O’Connell (5, 6) scores two as Hrudey and the defense play a good game.

We played a tight game with the best team this season. It was a short-handed goal in the 3rd by Gilbert (8) that was all the difference. Walmsley and the Defense continue to be stellar, even in the loss.

1st Star – Ruskowski
2nd Star – Smith
3rd Star – Lewis

1st Star – Barr
2nd Star – Robertson
3rd Star – Haworth