Monday evening's game between Dayton and Dartmouth, that ended in a 1-1 tie, featured a similar storyline that the Musicmen have grown quite accustomed to.
Dayton will be outshot by a large margin.
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Dayton will not score more than one goal.
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The opposing offense will be frustrated by their inability to score against the seemingly over-matched Musicmen. (In the last three games, Dayton has allowed just 4 goals and has gone 0-1-2 on this current road trip.)
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Dayton's Brian Elliott will perform miracles in the Dayton net.
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Dartmouth outshot Dayton 57-26. Usually, a shot differential like that means good things for the team that is on the good end of those shot totals. Not Monday evening.
Brian Elliott has been red-hot over the last ten days and now sits atop the Goalie rating standings in the CCHL. Elliott's save percentage has risen from a sub-,900 number to .918%. A save percentage of 918% isn't above average, but given the caliber of the Musicmen defense and how many shots Elliott has to face each night, it's pretty amazing.
Elliott is at a loss to explain why he's played so well.
"I'm not doing anything different. I'm watching my angles, trying to stay big, not overplay the puck, you know, all the basics," said Elliott. "I had a good off-season and I understand what's happening as far as me staying here is concerned. That's beyond my control."
Rumors persist and Elliott's agent Michel Dion continues to pressure Dayton General Manager to move Elliott to another team. Various media outlets are reporting that Corfield is now in a very serious level of negotiations with a team in the Canosa Conference.
"Look, when I have something official to report, you will all know," said Corfield to the local media in Dartmouth.
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