Tied 2-2 heading into the third period, Dayton knew it wouldn't be easy, but taking penalties, weak work from the pk unit and twenty shots against goaltender Mike Smith in just that period added up to a disappointing outcome.
"We felt the effort wasn't really what we were expecting," said GM Bill Corfield. "We didn't generate the shots we've had the last few games, certainly not when we were winning recently. I'm not sure whether it was really the effort or was it just the reality of the quality of our roster at this time? I'm not sure.
Minors to Michael Del Zotto and Drew Stafford early in the third period moved the tie game into a 4-2 lead for the Owls and that was, as they say, that.
"They came out so excited for the third, but our guys jumped on them hard and like we expected - they couldn't stay with us, so they had to take penalties. Their pk isn't very good, so our first pp unit scored both times. After the second one went in you could just tell, the fight went out of them. Smith was pissed, he's not getting much help in Dayton, that's for sure., The forwards refuse to help the defense very much, so those guys are screwed. We changed our forecheck then and sent two guys in hard and kept two others at center ice. Mikey Granlund had five hits - FIVE - or pete's sake. The game couldn't have been too much fun to watch, but we'll take the points, for sure..." said Milan Lucic.
What's Next:
Dayton will spend the day flying to Wisborg, Sweden to face the Donuts tomorrow night and then return immediately to the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, OH to get ready to host Halifax before playing the league leading Calgary Chinook in a home and home series over the weekend.
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