CANADIAN PRESS (Victoria, BC)
Ronin defenseman Jay Bouwmeester led the way with a goal and two assists, as the Victoria Ronin downed the visiting Sudbury Miners 4-1 win on Wednesday night.
“He (Bouwmeester) is so steady, plays in all situations. When you watch him it just screams veteran player. He's a good piece for us." Ronin goaltender Steve Mason grinned. “It great to see him have a game like this”.
Alexander Edler opened the scoring at 4:20 of the first period, with an unassisted effort past Miners goaltender Ben Bishop. Sudbury would respond with a short-handed marker by Aaron Ekblad, his first of the season, with Vincent Trocheck and Tobias Reider drawing the assists. The Ronin would take the lead back before the period ended, on a goal by Alex Radulov. Jamie Benn and Bouwmeester, with his first point of the night, got the helpers.
Two second-period goals — within 11 seconds of each other — extended the lead for the Ronin. The Miners would outshoot the Ronin, 8-5 in the second but never really tested Mason. In the third, the Miners tried to mount some sort of comeback, outshooting the Miners 15-5. But, as was the case in the second period, Mason continued to shut the door and sealed the victory.
Two second-period goals — within 11 seconds of each other — extended the lead for the Ronin. The Miners would outshoot the Ronin, 8-5 in the second but never really tested Mason. In the third, the Miners tried to mount some sort of comeback, outshooting the Miners 15-5. But, as was the case in the second period, Mason continued to shut the door and sealed the victory.
“We didn't play hard enough, couldn't get enough shots to the net, not enough traffic, especially in the first. We were just awful”, noted Miner's defenseman Aaron Ekblad. “We needed to start on time, and in this league, it is tough to come back from a three-goal lead.”
The Miners have little time to think about this loss, as they are back at in on Thursday night versus the Sanibel Islanders. Game time at the Vale Centre is 7:00pm.
MINERS NUGGETS
- Center Vernon Fiddler suffered a thumb injury late in the second period. Fiddler was slashed by Ronin forward, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, which went undetected by all four officials. He will be out of the lineup about a week but the good news is he will avoid surgery on the injured thumb.
- Tobias Reider notched another point to keep his point streak going. It now stands at four games.
- Coach Derek Sutton, who voiced his displeasure with the back-to-back games and the trip back across the country, stated that Jake Allen will get the home start on Thursday versus Sanibel.
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