Wild Silence Huskies
- by Alex Dodds
- Jan 10, 2016
- 2 min read
The Hanover Wild (13-4-0, 11-1-0 NHAHA) battled back twice to beat the Henniker Huskies (5-4-2 NHAHA) 5-2 at Clement Arena.
The Wild found themselves down 1-0 after the 1st period, though they dominated a majority of the play. Nathan St. Pierre was finally able to beat a very strong Husky goaltender high to the glove side to tie the game at 1 early in the 2nd, an assists going to Will Brannen. The Huskies regained the lead after scoring on the powerplay, finding a way to put a puck past Jackson Kapuscinski who played another solid game in net. Kapsucinski made several key saves in the 2nd period to keep the game close for the Wild.
St. Pierre answered with his 2nd goal of the period just moments after the Husky goal beating the goaltender low to the blocker side on a backhand shot from the bottom of the right circle. The 3rd period was all Wild as they scored three unanswered goals to pull away from the Huskies. The first came from St. Pierre who completed his hat-trick on a wrist shot high to the glove side, very much like his first goal of the net, also assisted by Brannen.
Gregor Vogel took over after being moved back to defense, flying through the center ice circle and dangling a Husky defender before scoring high to the short side in one of the prettiest goals of the year. The Wild capatlized on a powerplay late in the 3rd to put the game out of reach. After a long delay while the penalty was being sorted out, the Wild players drew up a play that worked to perfection. Teddy Lyons, who played his best game of the year, walked to the middle before hitting Vogel with pass who fired a shot through a Brannen screen which generated a rebound and Brannen made the goalie pay, spinning off his check and scoring as he was hit to give the Wild a 5-2 lead.
Will Fichman played another fantastic game on the defensive end, breaking up multiple rushes from the Huskies. Quinn Murnaghan was moved from forward to defense multiple times throughout the night and held his own no matter where he was played. Archer Judd, Ben Ives, and Jake Reznek played their best game as a line to this point in the season. Though it did not show on the score sheet, the tenacity of the forecheck and the shots and scoring chances generated from the line created a lot of momentum for the Wild.
The Wild will take on the Cardigan Cougars (1-1-0) this Wednesday at Turner Arena.
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