Mooretown Flags Took Second Weekend Win in Shoot Out
Saturday Nov 8, 2014

After taking a 5-2 win in Dresden Friday night the Flags continued their winning weekend on Saturday and defeated the Wallaceburg Lakers at home in a solid game that was decided in shoot out by a score 3 - 2 in Great Lakes Jr. C hockey league action.

The Flags scored the only goal in the first by Ryan Lyle his 9th of the season at 4:19 to give the Flags the 1 - 0 lead.  Talor Declercq and Aiden Chapdalaine added assist on the goal. Mooretown outshot Wallaceburg in the first 14 - 12.
      Ryan Lyle

  In the second period Caden Fleming widened the scored at 2:14 with Alec Segers and David Addley picking up the assist.  Wallaceburg clawed their way back and before the period ended added 2 goals to even the score.  Cory Lucier scored at 11:11 for Wallaceburg and Evan Weidenbach scored at 18:08.  Wallaceburg had the edge outshooting Mooretown 17 - 7.

Third period action was solid hockey with Mooretown outshooting Wallaceburg 14 -11 but neither side scored that sent the game into overtime.  Overtime didn't solve the game.  Ryan Lyle the Flags first shooter was the only player to score as Brandon Johnson stopped all three Wallaceburg shooters and the Flags took the win.

Johnson earned up the win with a total of 43 saves, Joel Sowinski was in net for Wallaceburg made 35 saves.

Wallaceburg was the only team that had power play opportunities and they went zero for two.  

It was a solid game and penalties were not a factor.  The game sheet shows that Wallaceburg went clean and didn't take a single penalty and the Flags took only two penalties in the game.

The Flags are now 4 - 11 - 1.  On Tuesday November 11th the Flags will have a tough battle when they travel to Essex to take on the league leading 73's. (13-1-1-1).  Next home game is on Saturday November 15th when they host Dresden.  Game time 7:30 pm at the Moore Sports Complex.