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Developing stories: Plymouth going with a young line-up tonight with scratches including Ryan Hartman and Carter Sandlak. The Whalers are locked into the eighth seed and can’t advance any higher. Zack Bowman starts in net for them.
In-Game:
Erie 10 Plymouth 1
Shots: Erie 54 Plymouth 25
PP: Erie 3-5 Plymouth 0-5
3 Stars:
3. Curtis
2. McDavid
1. Gaunce
THIRD PERIOD:
That’s it. Another double digit goal total vs. Plymouth. Erie wins 10-1.
Penalty killed. Less than one to play
Devin Williams was credited with an assist on Fox’s goal.
Evans ended up in the box after chirping some Whalers. Erie on the PK.
Another goal as Evans buries a rebound in-front of the net. 10-1
Curtis finishes some tic-tac-toe passing with a wrister from the slot. Otters up 9-1
Dane Fox blows a slapper from the left circle by Bowman. 63rd of the year. 8-1 Otters.
Betz and Addesi get coincidental minors. 4-on-4 hockey.
Erie keeping the puck in the Plymouth end most of the frame. They’ve been peppering Bowman the whole period. Still haven’t got one by him.
Still 7-1 with 13:22 remaining.
Plymouth back at full-strength.
We’re back for the third. Erie has a 1:04 PP to start the frame.
SECOND PERIOD:
Period ends. Otters up 7-1. Offensive onslaught.
Otters to the PP as Betz is released. 15.8 to play in the second.
PK ends as Francesco Vilardi is sent off for hooking Brendan Gaunce. 4-on-4 hockey.
Otters back to the PK as Betz is sent off for interference.
Otters goal reads Gaunce (28) from Wood.
Gaunce nets his second of the night on a two on one with Travis Wood. 7-1.
Otters 6th goal reads Abraham (8) from Burakovsky and Curtis.
Otters 5th goal read McDavid (27) from Brown and Pelech
Otters 4th goal reads McDavid (26) from Gaunce
6-1 as Spencer Abraham nets his eighth of the year on the PP.
McDavid nets his 2nd of the period. 5-1 Otters.
Another penalty to Plymouth as Alex Peters gets the gate for hooking.
Cullen Mercer got 2 for checking to the head. Erie on a PP.
Now Troy Donnay is released from the box and immediately gets into a scrap with Nick Malysa. Both get 5 for fighting.
McDavid with a slick shorthanded goal. 4-1 Erie.
Otters getting a ton of offense on each PK. Many shots and a ton of time of possession.
Troy Donnay sent off for a check to the head. A minor. Erie back to the PK.
Penalty killed.
Otters to the PK as Betz is sent off for charging.
Otters goal reads Gaunce (20) from Wood at 2:50.
Gaunce jams away and stuffs one past Bowman. Otters lead 3-1
Puck drops. We’re back underway at Compuware. Erie immediately kills penalty.
FIRST PERIOD:
That’s the end of the first. Otters lead 2-1. Plymouth with a 0:02 PP to start the 2nd.
Otters back to the PK as Jake Evans is sent off for tripping.
Otters goal reads Curtis (26) from Donnay and Strome at 16:17.
Michael Curtis tips-in a Troy Donnay shot. 2-1 Otters
“Whaaaaaaallleerrrrrrrrrrrrrssssssss goooooooooooaaaaaaallllllllllll” reads Lorentz (27) from Yetman and Dunda.
Whalers answer right back as Zach Lorentz snaps one by Williams. Tied at 1.
Otters PP goal reads Burakovsky (39) from Fox.
Andre Burakovsky continues his goal scoring streak netting a PP goal. 1-0 Otters.
Alex Peters is the Whaler who received the penalty.
Otters back to the PP as Yannick Rathgeb slashes Dylan Strome. Still scoreless at the media timeout.
Both teams full strength.
Otters kill the first penalty as Fox returns.
MacDermid gets the gate for boarding. Erie now down 2 men.
Dane Fox is sent off for slashing. First look at the PK tonight.
Good PK by Plymouth. Both teams full strength.
McDavid tripped up by Connor Sills. Otters to the PP.
Puck drops. We’re underway here at Compuware Arena
Lines:
Erie:
Forwards:
Fox-McDavid-Brown
*Burakovsky-Gaunce-Wigle
Curtis-Strome-Evans
Wood-Murphy-Betz
Defense:
*Pelech-Genovese
Dermott-Donnay
MacDermid-Abraham
Goaltender: Williams
Scratches: Felker, Pettit (upper-body), Raddysh, Maksimovich, Dekoning
Plymouth:
Forwards:
*Mistele-Vilardi-Hiddink
Mercer-Crus Rydberg-Sills
Addesi-Lorentz-Yetman
Dunda-Vanderwiel-Scognamiglio
Defense:
Peters-Wesley
Henderson-Malysa
*DiCarlo-Rathgeb
Goaltender: Bowman
Scratches: Jones, Chatham, Hartman, Sandlak, Cucuruto.