CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON)
Goaltenders Ben Bishop and Henrik Lundqvist each made 30 saves and overtime would solve nothing, as the Long Island Express battled the Sudbury Miners to a 3-3 draw on Monday night.
John Tavares would lead the attack for the Express with a goal and two assists, while Miner's winger Tobias Reider and defenseman Shea Theodore would each chip in two points.
The Express would open the scoring as Brady Skjei’s wrist shot beat Bishop blocker side for his first of the year. Tavares and Mats Zuccarello would draw the assists. The Express would extend their lead before the period ended, as Tavares capitalized on a Philip Danualt turnover and beat Bishop for his 12th goal of the season. The Express out-shot the Miners 14-5 in the period.
The second period was all Sudbury. Their relentless attack peppered Lundqvist with 17 shots and allowed them to take a 3-2 lead to the dressing room. Tobias Reider, Radim Vrbata and Lauri Korpikoski, on the power play, would be the goal scorers for the Miners.
A very tight-checking third period saw both teams trade chances but both Bishop and Lundqvist stood tall in the nets. Sudbury appeared on its way to their 8th win of the season, but it was not to be. Rookie Tanner Kero picked a perfect time to score his first CCHL goal, as his slap shot with 52 seconds remaining beat Bishop and sent the game into overtime.
The shots in overtime favored the Miners, 2-1 but the extra period solved nothing.
MINERS NUGGETS
- Rookie Brandon Montour played his 3rd game of the season last night. He is expected to remain in the line-up until Darnell Nurse returns from injury. Nurse is targeting the weekend for his return.
- Special Teams were solid last night. The penalty kill was perfect in three chances, while the power play was 1-for-3 on the night.
- The Miners now get a much-needed rest and time to re-group. They have three days off before their next game on Friday night, when they host the Hamilton Tigers at the Vale Centre.
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