CAROLINA NETS THREE IN THE FIRST FOR WIN OVER MINNESOTA
Sep 17, 2016Wild Meets NY Rangers Prospects On Monday
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – The Minnesota Wild prospects (0-2) fell 4-2 in a meeting with the Carolina Hurricanes prospects (2-0) at the 2016 NHL Prospects Tournament on Saturday evening at Centre Ice Arena. Canes forwards Valentin Zykov, Warren Foegele and Steven Lorentz each scored in the first period. Carolina goalie Callum Booth stopped 27 of 29 Minnesota shots for the victory. Wild goalie Adam Vay (0-1) took the loss, stopping 20 of 24 in defeat. Forwards Alex Tuch and Zach Schroeder each potted a third-period goal for the Wild. The Minnesota prospects hit the ice again on Monday to meet the NY Rangers prospects at 2 p.m.
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TRAVERSE CITY BLOG
The following is a running blog of the 2016 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The round-robin tournament features eight NHL teams. This season marks the 17th year of the tournament at the Centre Ice Arena. Intra-division games began on Friday, and will run through Monday.
On Tuesday, the four games played will determine 1st-8th place.
For more on the tournament, click here: http://www.centreice.org/page/show/467296-nhl-prospect-tournament
GAME #2 RECAP: WILD (HOME TEAM) VS. HURRICANES: 4-2 LOSS
The Wild allowed an early, first period marker, as the Hurricanes stole an errant pass in the Wild slot and converted for a 1-0 advantage. The goal, scored by Valentin Zykov came just 6:42 into the contest.
Carolina tacked on two more goals before intermission, to lead 3-0 after 20 minutes. Shots in the first period favored the Hurricanes, 14-8.
In the second period Minnesota attempted to shift the momentum, registering 13 shots and generating some quality scoring chances. However, the Hurricanes scored the only goal of the period, and after 40 minutes, the Wild trailed 4-0.
Winger Alex Tuch got Minnesota on the board in the third period as he buried a breakaway chance at the 14:52 mark. Tuch, who had several great chances in the game, earned his first goal of the tournament by firing a forehand snap shot past Hurricanes goaltender Callum Booth (27 saves).
With their goaltender pulled for basically the last four minutes of regulation play, the Wild struck again with 16 seconds left. Zach Schroeder, the younger brother of Minnesota / Iowa forward Jordan Schroeder, buried a chance from the left side to cut the deficit to 4-2. However, the final seconds ticked down, and Minnesota dropped to 0-2 in the tournament.
The Wild ended the night with a 29-24 edge in shots. Minnesota failed to score on their lone power play try, while the Hurricanes went 0-3.
BOX SCORE: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2927575
NOTES:
· Winger Sam Anas left the game in the first period, after getting hit hard while carrying the puck into the offensive zone. Following the hit, Tuch fought Hurricanes defenseman Tyler Ganly, the player who knocked Anas onto the ice. Anas did not return to action following the hit, and Mario Lucia took his spot on the line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Tuch.
· Four Wild players tied with a team-high four shots (Nick Saracino, Adam Gilmour, Alex Petan and Tuch).
· Adam Vay was the goaltender of record, stopping 20 of the 24 shots he faced
QUOTES:
· Mario Lucia on the team’s effort despite the slow start: “Being down 3-0 in the first [period] can kind of take the wind out of your sails but guys are here to compete and win spots, and there’s no letup from his team.”
· Christoph Bertschy: “[The] first period wasn’t our best period but the second and third, we battled our [butts] off and [I’m] really proud of the team.”
· Coach Lalonde: “I really appreciate how the guys responded. We were down 3-0 and could have easily packed it in. We had another injury where we lost a top-six guy [Anas]. And our guys responded very well – played a really good second period and then won the third period. That’s a good sign going forward for Monday.”
NEXT UP:
· Minnesota takes on the New York Rangers on Monday at 2 pm Central.
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2016 TRAVERSE CITY NHL PROSPECTS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE*
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Dallas (3) vs. Minnesota (1) F
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Carolina (4) vs. Minnesota (2) F
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
2:00 p.m. Minnesota vs. New York Rangers
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
2:00 p.m. Seventh Place Game (4th Howe vs. 4th Lindsay)
2:30 p.m. Fifth Place Game (3rd Howe vs. 3rd Lindsay)
5:30 p.m. Third Place Game (2nd Howe vs. 2nd Lindsay)
6:00 p.m. Championship Game (1st Howe vs. 1st Lindsay)
* All times listed are Central
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