The Point Edward Bantam Blackhawks hosted the Lambton Shores Predators in recent Lambton-Middlesex league action and came out with a hard fought 3-3 tie.

 

Both teams came out aggressive with the Hawks hitting the sin-bin early in the period. Early action was fast paced with both goalies getting shots and as the period grew older the action became more physical. Midway through the period, the Hawks got caught deep in their end and could not clear the puck from the zone and the Predators put in a slap shot to make it 1-0. The Point started pressing hard late in the period and the Predators defense was working hard to keep them clear of their net.

 

The second period started with Smith hitting the post of the Predators net and that set the tone for the period’s early action. Five minutes into the period, Smith made a pass from the corner of the Predators zone to an open Brett McGugan who took a wrist shot from between the face-off circles to tie it at 1-1. Immediately from the next face-off the Point drove to the Predators end and Taylor made a nice pass to Smith from behind the net who jammed the puck in to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead. Action was physical, hard hitting and end-to-end for the remainder of the period. Late in the period, the Predators caught the Hawks in a weak moment and drove through the defense to tie it 2-2 going into the third.

 

The third saw both teams look tired from the physical and fast paced play. The Predators were able to break the 2-2 tie when they took a play from the Hawks playbook and made a pass from behind the net to an open player who slammed the puck in. As the game was coming to a close, the Point continued to pressure the Predators with majority of play being in the Lambton Shores end and the pressure paid off with Smith scoring to tie it at 3-3 before the game ended.

 

Blackhawk’s Scoring Summary

Period	Time	Goal	Assist	Assist
2		Brett McGugan	Tyler Smith	Daniel Marr
2		Brett McGugan	Tyler Smith	Blake Taylor
3		Tyler Smith	Blake Taylor