Falcons fail in comeback attempt

09-Nov-2007 · 9:55pm

Stoney Creek ventured into the Jack Gatecliff Arena Friday night to try and steal a win against the St. Catharines Mountainview Homes Falcons. Reason being, the Warriors had loss every match between the two clubs so far this season.

The Warriors had the right idea in the first period, grabbing the first goal of the game. In his 11th game for Stoney Creek this year, Mike Kavanagh scored his 8th goal of the season with under 5 minutes to play in the period. Warriors leading scorer Andrew Dovey assisted on the goal that beat Falcons netminder Steele De Fazio.

The period ended with the Warriors owning a 1-0 lead over the Falcons, though St. Catharines led in shots on net at 13-9.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	1	3	1	5
	0	1	3	4

Stoney Creek scored the second goal of the game, in the second period, on the power-play while Falcons forward Ryan Elbers sat in the penalty box for slashing. Dovey scored at the 7:49 minute mark of the period, his second point of the game, with assists to Mike Gibson and Sean Murray.

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The Warriors jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second period when Jordan Gignac beat the Falcons goalie, going upstairs over top of De Fazio as he lay down. Greg Bryl and Riley Steeves added helpers on the play.

St. Catharines continued their slump in the second period as they allowed a fourth goal at the 13:05 mark of the period. Jamie Osborne made the game 4-0 in favour of the Warriors, with an assist going to Gignac.

Ryan Elbers finally broke through Warriors goaltender Dylan Ellis with a little over 5 minutes left in the period to make the score 4-1. Vladimir Bessonov grabbed a helper on the play that woke up most of the Falcons fans inside JGA.

The Warriors skated into the second intermission holding on to a 4-1 lead, though the Falcons continued to outshoot the Warriors 12-5.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	9	5	10	24
	13	12	22	47

Jordan Gignac grabbed his second goal of the game and third point to give Stoney Creek a commanding 5-1 lead over the Falcons to start the third period. Osborne recorded an assist on the goal at 3:51.

The Falcons attempted a comeback after Gignac's goal when Riley Sheahan scored a power-play goal, with help from JT MacDonald at the 8:55 mark of the third.

Brandon McGregor brought the Falcons to within two goals when he made it 5-3 for the Warriors with a goal just past the halfway mark of the period. Elbers assisted on the even-strength goal.

The Falcons came within one goal with 58 seconds left in the game when Vladimir Bessonov netted the Falcons fourth goal of the game. With their goalie pulled, the Falcons pounded the Warriors net, even drawing a penalty shot.

Dylan Ellis turned away Riley Sheahan's tying goal on the penalty shot attempt and the Falcons couldn't produce the tying goal of the game within the last minute of the game. What was a dry game for 58 minutes for Falcons fans turned into one of the most exciting displays of hockey the hockey club has seen so far this season under the Jack Gatecliff Arena roof.

That was the second penalty shot Ellis stopped for Stoney Creek Friday night, earning him the 2nd star of the game along with making 43 saves on the night.

The Falcons are back inside the Jack Gatecliff Arena next week when the Port Colborne Sailors come to town for the second time this season. Game time is set for 7:30pm.