Point Novice Blackhawks Draw First Blood in Playoff Action.

The Point Edward Novice hockey team traveled to Dorchester to play the Dragons in Lambton-Middlesex playoff action and won 5-1 to take a 1-0 lead in their six point playoff series.

The first period saw each team feeling each other out since both teams had not played each other in league action. Play was end-to-end and both teams looked equally matched. The Point’s defense kept the Dragons away from the Blackhawk’s net and any opportunities for the Dragons where shut down by Hunter Krjniak. The period ended 0-0.

The Dragons got on the board 30 seconds into the second period when they jammed in the puck in a scramble in front of the net. The Blackhawk’s countered 1 minute later when Lucas Ross scored off a Joshua Vale rebound to make it 1-1. Action continued to be fast and the Point was digging hard for the puck. Krjniak continue to make some big saves to shut down the Dorchester offense and keep the game 1-1 after two period of play.

The Point really pulled it together in the third when Joshua Vale made a great backhanded shot from the hash marks to give the Point a 2-1 lead. One minute later, Joe Correia made an identical backhanded shot after a rebound to extend the Hawks lead to 3-1. Dorchester really pushed hard to try to shorten the Hawks lead but the Points defense was awesome by meeting the Dragons at the blue line and not giving them any good shooting opportunities. Late in the period, Christopher Dunn put the game out of reach when he jammed in a Joseph Correia rebound to make it 4-1. With the Dragons goalie pulled Nathan Edlington added a empty netter to end the game 5-1.

Game #2 in the series is on Thursday, February 21^st at 7pm in the Point.

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