Ontario Avalanche rides Cepila to victory over Dallas Snipers, 3-1
Daniel Cepila stood on his head and made 26 saves to lead Ontario Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over Dallas Snipers.
Ontario Avalanche pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 21 penalty minutes.
Ontario Avalanche was sparked by Mark Readman, who registered one goal. Readman scored 13:12 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Ontario Avalanche. Lubomir Fetkovic assisted on the tally.
Ontario Avalanche excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances. Ontario Avalanche kept Dallas Snipers' goalie busy throughout the game, and Emil Eriksson made 39 saves on 42 shots.
Others who scored for Ontario Avalanche included Luke Rendino and Michael Thomas, who scored one goal each. More assists for Ontario Avalanche came via Drew Crilly, Kevin Leuenberger, Antoine Maillard, and Carl Hallberg, who each chipped in one.
Dallas Snipers stifled Ontario Avalanche's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Dallas Snipers could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Dallas Snipers puts an average of 4.0 pucks into the net per game.
Dallas Snipers was led by Aaron Krominga, who scored the team's only goal. Krominga scored 2:13 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Alexander Lehnbom picked up the assist.
Ontario Avalanche registered zero goals on three power play opportunities. For Ontario Avalanche, Brad Lemelin was ejected from the game. Dallas Snipers incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.