16 Nov 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 1-3 | Guildford Flames |
Periods: Shots: | 0-3 (10-15) | 0-0 (14-8) | 1-0 (15-6) | Total: 39-29 |
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Referees: Halas/Brown  |  Spectators: 1777 |
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Goals and assists
Guildford Flames scored three goals in the opening period in Dundee,
enough to beat the Starts by 3-1 on Saturday night and condemn the hosts
to a zero-point weekend.
"We came up here to get two points, we
played with five defensemen so we knew we needed to keep it simple. I
thought all three periods we kept it simple, kept shots to the outside,
executed in the O-zone and played a really good road game," said Flames
goalie Jake Kupsky, who was denied a shutout inside the final minute.
An
early power play opportunity for the visitors allowed Guildford to open
the scoring at 06:15. Quick passing by the Flames opened space on the
left wing for Daniel Tedesco, who sent a wrist shot past Jarrett Fiske
and make it 1-0.
Dundee looked to generate some much-needed offense in the Flames’
zone, however a takeaway on the blue line by Joshua Waller resulted in a
three-on-one opportunity for Guildford. Ethan Strang received the pass,
and quickly doubled the lead at 07:41 with a shot that beat the Stars’
netminder.
Matt Alvaro added to the visitors lead at 17:41, tipping a shot
from the point by Mike Crocock past Fiske and sending Guildford into the
first intermission with a 3-0 lead.
A scoreless second period saw the visitors maintain control
throughout, forcing Jarrett Fiske to make some key saves to keep Dundee
in the game.
The short-benched Stars team battled hard to get on
the scoresheet, however the Flames used their speed to negate any high
danger chances getting to Jake Kupsky’s net. The American netminder
provided solid goaltending when required, sending Guildford into the
second intermission up 3-0 after a period that took just 28 minutes to
complete.
Jonathan McBean beating Jake Kupsky to break his shutout
with 59 seconds to play was a brief moment of joy for the 1,777-strong
home crowd, but the damage had been done the first and the Flames held
on for the win.
"I think we're just buying in a little bit more,
we're willing to play just that bit harder and that much smarter for the
next guy on the bench. We're tightening this up, and we've just got to
keep it going," continued Kupsky. "I thought I played alright. The guys
made it pretty simple for me in front, getting good blocks, making sure
they get a good box out so I can see pucks. Anytime you get two points
you're pretty excited about it, so it was good."