Period 3 starts with yet another Michael Walker face-off win. Perhaps that means good things to come for the Militia?
Goalies continue to see sporadic activity followed by long periods of inactivity due to the amount of missed shots and shot blocking going on. Both coaches, regardless of the outcome, are going to want to work on hitting the damn net in practice going forward.
Harper Wright, who's been fantastic for the Falcons today, won a faceoff versus Olli Olja in the Falcons zone and is immediately hit by Tim Elliot. Elliot put himself out of position though as Wright went flying down the ice and took the pass right on the tape. Wright made a power move at the blue-line and shot a weak wrister
WIDE. SHOCKER. BUT THE REBOUND FALLS TO LAHTI WHO SHOOTS
WHAT A SAVE BY MURRAY WITH THE RIGHT PAD. WRIGHT CIRCLED AROUND THE NET AND IS RIGHT THERE TO POUNCE ON THE REBOUND AND HE SHOOTS IT BACKHAND AND
Quote:5:15 of 3rd period - Harper Wright wins face-off versus Olli Ojala in Detroit Falcons zone.
5:15 of 3rd period - Harper Wright is hit by Tim Elliot.
5:25 of 3rd period - Shot by Harper Wright.
5:25 of 3rd period - Shot Misses the Net.
5:27 of 3rd period - Shot by Otto Lahti.
5:27 of 3rd period - Stopped by Carrick Murray with a rebound.
5:29 of 3rd period - Shot by Harper Wright.
5:29 of 3rd period - Goal by Harper Wright - Montreal Militia : 2 - Detroit Falcons : 4.
Detroit is feeding off their fans who are chanting out DETROIT DETROIT DETROIT and Montreal is looking done and dusted here folks. Lots of chances back and forth but nothing too dangerous.
Michael Walker wins yet another faceoff (the dude is just a beast in the faceoff dot, lets be honest here) as Detroit continues to try different centers versus him with little success.
LOTS OF PRESSURE BY MONTREAL HERE AS THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO NICK TWO GOALS.
Kaiser gets the puck after the face-off win and instantly takes a shot
SAVE DIEHL BUT HE LEAVES A JUICY REBOUND FOR ELLIOT WHO SHOOTS
SAVE DIEHL! ANOTHER BEAUTY AND HE FUMBLES THE PUCK AND IT DROPS TO THE STICK OF WALKER WHO TRIES TO STUFF IT UNDER THE PADS OF DIEHL AND
SAVE DIEHL AND HE COVERS! MONTREAL IS PUSHING NOW!
Tim Elliot stays on the ice and wins the faceoff versus Sami Free in the Detroit zone but Rossi strips him of the puck. Montreals defense was pinching and Rossi has a partial breakaway! ROSSI CARRIES IT INTO THE ZONE AND HE'S MOVING THE PUCK BACKHAND, FOREHAND, BACKHAND AND
ROSSI SLIPS IT 5-HOLE TO GIVE HIS TEAM A FIFTH GOAL OF THE GAME! DETROIT 5, MONTREAL 2!!! CARRICK IS OFF AND PRINCE IS ON
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8:04 of 3rd period - Michael Walker wins face-off versus Harper Wright in Detroit Falcons zone.
8:09 of 3rd period - Shot by Adam Kaiser.
8:09 of 3rd period - Stopped by Patrick Diehl with a rebound.
8:13 of 3rd period - Shot by Tim Elliot.
8:13 of 3rd period - Stopped by Patrick Diehl with a rebound.
8:17 of 3rd period - Shot by Michael Walker.
8:17 of 3rd period - Stopped by Patrick Diehl without a rebound.
8:18 of 3rd period - Tim Elliot wins face-off versus Sami Free in Detroit Falcons zone.
8:35 of 3rd period - Shot by Matthew Rossi.
8:35 of 3rd period - Goal by Matthew Rossi - Montreal Militia : 2 - Detroit Falcons : 5.
8:35 of 3rd period - Thaddeus Prince enters game.
WITH LESS THAN 12 MINUTES LEFT, IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS A GAME 7 FOLKS!
Lots of action back and forth and Montreal is doing their best to put pressure on Detroit but you can tell that the Detroit team is on cloud-9 right now and playing with a bit of pep in their step.
YOU CAN SEE THE EMOTIONS BOILING OVER FOR BOTH TEAMS. DETROIT IS TAUNTING THEIR CANADIAN OPPONENTS AND MONTREAL IS GIVING IT RIGHT BACK TO THEM!
WE RETURN TO THE GAME WITH JUST UNDER 4 MINUTES TO PLAY.
Harper Wright wins a Face-off versus Perhonen who then dumps it in deep and
HERE WE GO FOLKS. HAWKINS AND REAPER TRYING TO FEED EACH OTHER KNUCKLE-SANDWICHES. GOOD BOUT BETWEEN THE TWO GENTLEMEN AS THE REF'S SEND THEM BOTH TO THE LOCKEROOM TO FINISH OUT THE GAME.
Quote:15:59 of 3rd period - Harper Wright wins face-off versus Vesa Perhonen in Detroit Falcons zone.
16:20 of 3rd period - Roddy Hawkins and Alex Reaper fight to a draw.
16:20 of 3rd period - Penalty to Roddy Hawkins for Fighting.
16:20 of 3rd period - Penalty to Alex Reaper for Fighting.
Time is winding down folks as we look up at the scoreboard and see a little over two minutes left.
Hogan Miller wins the faceoff versus Lindstrom and quickly wheels it out of the Montreal zone.
He gets the puck to Walker who shoots
MISSES THE NET HIGH BUT THE REBOUND FALLS TO ELLIOT. He's hit by Lahti and loses the puck but it eventually ends up with rookie Vesa Perhonen who shoots
BLOCKED BY JAKUB TROCHECK BUT THE PUCK FALLS INVITINGLY FOR PERHONEN WHO SHOOTS IT AGAIN
PERHONEN GRABS ONE BACK WITH JUST OVER A MINUTE TO PLAY. TOO LITTLE TOO LATE BUT IT'LL GIVE THE MONTREAL TEAM SOME CONFIDENCE GOING INTO GAME 7.
Quote:17:25 of 3rd period - Hogan Miller wins face-off versus Elias Lindstrom in Montreal Militia zone.
18:00 of 3rd period - Shot by Michael Walker.
18:00 of 3rd period - Shot Misses the Net.
18:07 of 3rd period - Tim Elliot is hit by Otto Lahti and loses puck.
18:44 of 3rd period - Shot by Vesa Perhonen.
18:44 of 3rd period - Shot Blocked by Jakub Trocheck.
18:46 of 3rd period - Shot by Vesa Perhonen.
18:46 of 3rd period - Goal by Vesa Perhonen - Montreal Militia : 3 - Detroit Falcons : 5.
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Goals for this period are 1 for Montreal Militia vs 2 for Detroit Falcons.
Shots for this period are 12 for Montreal Militia vs 9 for Detroit Falcons.