The Vernon Vipers were gradually building towards the ultimate goal which is a 60 minute effort. Over the course of the weekend the Vipers got better and better and the results improved and culminated with a 3-0 win over Trail. The trick then became building on that in a very tough place to play. Not only did the team play a 60 minutes, but it was a very dominating 60 minute performance. They outskated, outchanced, out hit and outscored the Spruce Kings allowing them to increase their unbeaten streak to 3 games with a 3-0 win over PG.
The game started out fairly even with both teams getting a feel for each other. Lots of speed and not many whistles in the first period. Both goaltenders had to make some saves, but none of the spectacular variety. The first real good scoring chance came from TJ Dumonceaux as he got himself open down the right wing and lifted a shot over the shoulder of Jesse Jenks to get the road team out in front.
It was all Vipers in the second period as they peppered the PG goal with 4 shots in the first minute and carried the flow of play. The Vipers would increase their lead as Luke Shiplo would join the rush and get a beautiful pass from Jagger Williamson and backhand it over Jenks to make it 2-0. The Vipers killed off two PP chances for the Spruce Kings and then rattled a couple of shots off the iron. The game very well could have been out of reach, but after 40 minutes the Vipers led 2-0.
The Vipers killed off a short PP to start the period then increased the lead to 3-0 as Liam Finlay whacked home a loose puck off a scramble in front of Jenks. The Vipers shut it down from there and thanks to a couple of nice saves from Schamerhorn would get to the end siren 3-0 victors.
Here's the scoring summary:
Period 1
Vernon Vipers - TJ Dumonceaux (4) - (Latina, L. Coughlin) - 11:26
Period 2
Vernon Vipers - Luke Shiplo (2) - (Williamson, Finlay) - 6:16
Period 3
Vernon Vipers - Liam Finlay (5) - (Shiplo, Voltin) - 2:59
Shots - Vernon 39 Prince George 22
Powerplays - Vernon 0 for 4 Prince George 0 for 4
The Vipers haven't given up a goal in their last 7 periods while outscoring the opponents 6-0 in their last 2 games. They are trending in the right direction which will be important when they face the BCHL leading Penticton Vees Friday night at KTP. It's $5 Friday at the rink which means students and children get in for just $5. You can also listen to the game on Vipers MixLR and Fasthockey!
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