The Moon Tigers won their sixth straight game, beating the Trinity Hillers Monday night by a score of 6-1.
During the first period, Tigers forward Shawn Hytla opened the period for the Tigers with his eighth of the season; a shot past the left leg of Trinity goalie John Popielarchek at 4:40 of the first period. Half way through the first period, Tiger forward Matt Lowry had a chance to shoot five hole on Popielarchek but was denied. In the second period, the Tigers lit the lamp three times. Forward Zach Wildasin started the scoring with a heavy wrist shot over the shoulder of Popielarchek, assisted by Alex Angevine, to give Moon a 2-0 lead. A few minutes later, Tiger forward Rich Doyle netted his first of the season to make the score 3-0. Logan Zarin wanted to be a part of the scoring series and netted his second of the season, allowing Moon to end the period with a 4-0 advantage. The Tigers outshot the Hillers 22-9 in that period. The third period got a little crazy when a Tiger player took down a Trinity player. Then seconds later, Tiger forward Marc Pelkington was taken down by Hiller forward Tyler Piatt. The referees called a penalty on Piatt for head contact. Parents were not thrilled with the call and things got heated between a Trinity parent and the ref. As a result, two Trinity parents were ejected from the game. After the confrontation was resolved, the play continued. Trinity forward Jacob Snyder put his team on the board with his second goal of the season to make it 4-1. “We didn’t get the puck out of the zone. Snyder has a nice shot.” Said Konecsni about Snyder's goal. “I was screened, and the puck snuck behind me.” The scoring magic wasn’t over for the Tigers. Logan Zarin ripped one past Popielarchek to net his third of the season and second of the night. The score remained 5-1 for the majority of the third until Tiger forward David Pawuk scored a shorthanded goal with a few minutes left to make the final score 6-1. “I saw the puck was getting dumped in and I tried to stay high because there weren’t any attackers, and I was waiting for a clear out, '' Pawuk said about his power play goal. “Luckily, my defenseman saw me and went to the middle of the ice, shot it and it went in.” The Tigers are first in the PIHL varsity D2 division. Assistant coach Dean Ferrari believes the reason for their success is staying simple and keeping momentum. “We keep our game simple, everyone is moving their feet,” said Ferrari. “We have our lapses where we stand around for a bit, but for the most part we keep moving and we are usually first on the puck.” Tiger forward Shawn Hytla is ranked number four for the Division 2 scoring leaders with eight goals and goalie Konecsni is ranked number 1 for leading goalies with a GAA of 1.47. The Tigers are first in the Division with 12 points. They are away Thursday night at Carrick.
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