Back from the game. We pretty much deserved this game. I'm surprised Brandon didn't push harder. First period was dominated by the Hitmen but Brandon got a goal that should've been stopped for 1-0 lead. It was a weak shot between the legs of Spence from the faceoff dot.
Second period was a little more even but the Hitmen got 2 goals in that period. The second goal came from behind the goal line in the corner. I couldn't tell if it hit the Brandon goalie in the back or hit their dmen who was skating in towards the net. A bit of fluke or a weak goal anyways.
The 3rd period belong to the Hitmen. I'm really surprised that Brandon did not push harder at all after being down 2-1. Hitmen got 2 more goals in that period including a weak backhand that trickled between the pads of Plante to clinch the deal. Even after the 3rd goal the Hitmen kept the pressure on Brandon. The Hitmen did not sit back at all and kept the pressure on pretty much the whole game even with the lead. The only negative was the PP. They had two 5-3 chances but couldn't score on the PP or even get too many chances.
Hitmen definitely deserved the win and look like a team that has 'IT' as Rob Kerr likes to say but it only gets harder.
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