After outshooting San Jose 52-26 on Wednesday, but losing 4-2, would you believe Ontario's encore would be outshooting Bakersfield 39-17...but losing?
But first, a public service announcement:
Five minutes into the tilt, it was the hosts who would be most welcoming, as Vincent LoVerde and Andrew Crescenzi botched a routine breakout. As usual, the Captain took the blame, "Didn't put it on his stick. It's my fault." From the top of the right circle in, Anton Slepyshev proceeded to turnstile LoVerde and Paul Bissonnette, taking the expressway to the net as Jeff Schultz and Crescenzi, both preoccupied by one Marc-Olivier Roy, stood by:
This set precedent for the contest.