Sons of Liberty ride goalie Minsk to a 5-2 win.
Game 1:
"We were just hoping that Ben would allow 5 or less goals today," explained Andy Long. "We felt we had a 50/50 chance of winning if he did." Ben did his job well, allowing just two, which is basically a shutout for him, an a 5-2 game one win. "I think the fog helped me out, I couldn't really see the puck well enough to react and it just kept hitting me," said Minsk. Jason Kellog and Dustin Silk traded goals for a 1-1 first period tie. In the 2nd, Melito scored to put red up 2-1. "I felt my goal was huge," said Melito who was texting Chewie between periods. Up 2-1 early in the third, Flanagan scored to put red up 3-1. "I felt that was enough for us," said Mark Kramer. "Our line was having our way with them." Steve Thompson cut the lead to 3-2 with 11 minutes to play, but another Flanagan goal then Melito's 2nd goal of the game with a minute left sealed the deal. "It was nice to not have to carry the team again," noted Jimmy D. Red just needs a tie next week to move on to the finals. |
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