PHOTO: Vicki Brown
PRINCE GEORGE BC – Goals from Nick Rhéaume, John Herrington, and Ty Gagno, along with a dominating third period, turned out to be too little too late as the Salmon Arm Silverbacks were able to edge the Spruce Kings 4-3 on Friday night at the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena.
1st PERIOD:
SA: Just over four minutes into the hockey game, Mathieu Cobetto-Roy was able to rifle a shot from the left circle off the bar and in to give the Silverbacks an early lead on the man advantage. Cobetto-Roy’s eighth marker of the season was assisted by Tucker Hartmann and Zack Smith at 4:02.
SA: Just over four minutes later, it was again Cobetto-Roy who got the puck at the right circle and registered a wrist shot through a bunch of bodies and by Aaron Trotter to double the Silverback lead. Cobetto-Roy’s second of the night and ninth of the season was assisted by Michael Ladyman and Mathieu Borgault at 8:03.
SA: Brandon Santa Juana was able to dislodge a Spruce King from the puck in the neutral zone, the puck then found Simon Tassy who got behind the defence and was able to make no mistake on a breakaway to make it 3-0. Tassy’s league leading 36th of the season was assisted by Santa Juana at 14:22.
PG: In the final minute of the period, a clean faceoff win in the attacking zone from Rowan Miller, came to Nick Rheaume and Rheaume ripped one from the right circle, going bar down on Owen Say to get the Spruce Kings on the board late in the first. Rhéaume’s team leading 24th of the season was assisted by Miller at 19:46.
SHOTS:
SA 10 PG 16
2nd PERIOD:
SA: Off a Silverback attacking zone faceoff win, a Jake Lammens point shot found its way through traffic and was tipped in by Noah Serdachny in front of the goal to re-gain the Silverbacks a three goal lead. Serdachny’s 24th of the year was assisted by Lammens and Nathan Mackie at 9:00.
PG: In the final seconds of the period, a Josh Wright shot was initially stopped by Owen Say, the rebound came to John Herrington in front of the goal with a wide-open cage to put the Spruce Kings back within two. Herrington’s 21st of the season was assisted to Josh Wright and Simon Labelle with 0.1 remaining on the clock.
SHOTS:
SA 10 PG 9
3rd PERIOD:
PG: On a Spruce King power-play, a Colton Cameron point shot was stopped by Owen Say and the rebound was slid home in tight by Ty Gagno to put Prince George within one. Gagno’s ninth of the season was assisted by both Cameron and Josh Wright at 7:14.
SHOTS:
SA 4 PG 15
FINAL SCORE:
SA 4 PG 3
FINAL SHOTS:
SA 23 PG 40
POWER-PLAYS:
SA: 1-4 PG: 1-6
3 STARS:
1.SA: Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (2 G)
2.PG: Nick Rheaume (1 G)
3.SA: Jake Lammens (1 A)
FORTIS BC ENERGY PLAYER OF THE GAME:
PG: Simon Labelle (1 A)
NEXT GAME:
The double header wraps up tomorrow night at the RMCA between the Spruce Kings and the Silverbacks. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM.
