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Game
Report
UW vs
Oregon Ducks - Home
Game #1 Report – Friday Nov. 16th:
Huskies 4, Oregon 1
The Huskies hosted the Oregon Ducks in
the first game of the 2002 Athletic Awards I-5 Cup. Husky Hockey came out
slow the first period as each team tested each other with several good
rushes and saves by each goaltender. The Huskies and Ducks each took
several penalties but failed to convert. There was some 4-on-4 play and
the Huskies also killed a 5-on-3 advantage for Oregon 6 minutes into the
game. The first period ended in a tie score with the Huskies taking 10
shots to the Ducks 11 shots. The Huskies took 8 minutes in penalties to
the Ducks’ 10 minutes.
The second period the Huskies commanded the period, but the Ducks’ allowed
few shots on net. Oregon also had several good rushes but failed to knock
one home. The play was not hampered by many penalties as both teams
attempted to control the neutral zone. The Huskies continued to hit the
goaltender or put the puck over the net. Then, at the end of the period,
with 2:08 remaining in the second, the Ducks scored to go up by one. The
period ended with the Huskies taking16 shots to the Ducks’ 12. Husky
Hockey took 2 penalty minutes to the Ducks’ 6 minutes.
The third period the Huskies came out of the locker room with new energy.
They controlled the game and shut down several impressive rushes by the
Ducks. The first goal for the Huskies was scored at 15:31 when Adam Senta
put in a rebound off of Paul Margolis’ slap shot. At 11:27 the Ducks took
another penalty and at 11:08 Brett Lawrence put in a rebound off a Matt
Carlson shot. And then at 10:22 Shaun Lawrence took a slap shot, which was
rebounded by Brett Lawrence, who scored again. At 8:59 the Ducks went on a
5-on-3 power play, but could not put the puck in against the stingy Husky
team defensive play. At 7:13 the teams went into 3-on-3 play, but neither
team put the puck in the net. Then at 6:11, on a 4-on-3 advantage for the
Huskies, Shaun Lawrence set up to pass to the man in front of the net,
while the goalie moved to cover the potential shooter, Lawrence put the
puck in the net off the goalie’s back for the fourth and final goal of the
night. The Ducks took 12 minutes in penalties to the Husky’s 6 minutes.
Husky Hockey also out shot Oregon 26 to 10. The game ended with the
Huskies taking a 1-0 lead for the I-5 Cup Series with a score of 4-1.
Final Game Stats:
Husky shots on net: 53 shots
Oregon shots on net: 32
Husky penalties: 18 minutes
Oregon penalties: 28 minutes.
Link to Saturday's game here.
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