Falls hand Falcons first loss

14-Sep-2007 · 9:30pm

The last time the Niagara Falls Canucks visited the Jack Gatecliff Arena in St. Catharines, they left the city down three games to one in their Golden Horseshoe League Final Round Series against the St. Catharines Mountainview Homes Falcons.

The Falcons dropped the Canucks in the following match to take the GHL Championship in five games, and the Canucks had all summer to heal their wounds and prepare for a rematch in the 2007-08 season.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	0	2	2	4
	0	1	0	1

The first of many regular season rematches kicked off Tuesday night inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena with the visiting Canucks facing off against the Mountainview Homes Falcons.

The Canucks netted the first goal after a scoreless first period. Joel Scott beat Falcons netminder Steele De Fazio 1:06 into the second period on the power-play. Assisting on the goal for Niagara Falls included Tyler McFadden and Nick Caligiuri.

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After the goal, the second period played out like the first with very little on-ice action until the Canucks scored for the second time, taking a 2-0 lead. Brendan Roffey scored unassisted with 1:53 left in the second period.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	13	11	6	30
	8	10	10	28

The Falcons finally broke the Canucks shutout with 52 seconds remaining in the second period to make the score 2-1 before hitting the second intermission. Daultan Leveille scored his third goal of the season, short-handed, with an assist to Falcons newcomer Stephen Ceccanese.

The Canucks grabbed another insurance goal early in the third period when Mike Kusy scored 1:55 into the period. Brendan Roffey added a helper on the play for Niagara Falls to make the score 3-1.

Niagara Falls ended De Fazio's evening when he was pulled on their fourth goal. Canucks defenseman Devon Thomson scored at 5:09 of the third period to make the score 4-1 in favour of the Canucks. Mike Kusy assisted on the goal.

Even with Yvon Boulet in net for the Falcons for the remainder of the period, St. Catharines couldn't bounce back against the Falls and loss the game 4-1 at the end of 60 minutes of play.

St. Catharines went 0 for 14 on the power-play Tuesday night, while the Canucks batted .200, going 1 for 5 on the man-advantage.

Attendance inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena Tuesday night was announced at 330 fans.

The Falcons next game is on the road this Friday, September 21st, when they travel to Niagara Falls to complete their home and away series against the Canucks. Game time at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena is set for 7:30pm.