Ziesse's Hat Trick Moves Vudoo into Tie for First

Monday, April 11, 2016

Both teams came into this game looking to move into a tie with the expansion Rats for first place with a regulation win. The Puck Pimps got off to a great start as captain Dan Lukiw scored just 25 seconds in, but Ray Ziesse answered a minute later. Halfway through the period, a Marc Gallagher slashing penalty allowed Pat "Crack Your Back" Mack put the Vudoo ahead with a low wrist shot to the far side on the power play.

The Vudoo would expand their lead in the second period with a goal by Jim Schwanda as Pete Peterson kept the Vudoo off the board in the middle frame. In the third, Gallagher redeemed himself for his earlier penalty with a goal thirty seconds in to bring the Pimps back within one, but Ziesse scored again to make it 4-2. James Woods-Corwin gave the Pimps a chance to chip away at the lead again when he took a tripping penalty, but the power play was cut short when Zach Kampf received a tripping call of his own. With four minutes to go, Ziesse completed a hat trick as Peterson continued to deny the Pimps and the Vudoo would go on to win by the final of 5-2. The Puck Pimps will look to bounce back with a win over the Biohazards on Friday while Vudoo hopes to take sole possession of first place with a win over the Pterodactyls on Monday.

Click header to sort. Ledgend: GP: Games Played; G: Goals; A: Assists; PTS: Points; PIM: Penalties in Minutes; GWG: Game Winning Goals; GTG: Game Tying Goals; PPG: Power Play Goals; SHG: Short Handed Goals; SOA: Shoot Out Attempts; SOG: Shoot Out Goals; MIN: Minutes Played; GA: Goals Against; AVG: Goals Against Average; W: Wins; L: Losses; SOW: Shoot Out Wins; SOL: Shoot Out Losses; SO: Shut Outs; Saves: Saves; %: Save Percentage.