The Capitals would travel to Tiverton on December 11, 2023
to play the Kincardine Kinucks 1 team.
The game would be an entertaining battle with a lot of action coming in
quick bursts then followed by play in the neutral zone with some hard-fought
battles along the boards.
Walkerton would open the scoring just before the midway
point of the first period when Spencer Odell sent a wrist shot over the glove
hand of the Kincardine goaltender. The
assists on the play were credited to Travis Goll and Keegan Batte. The Capitals would hold off a couple of late
breakaways from Kincardine to hold a 1-0 lead after the first fifteen minutes.
The frenzied pace would continue into the second period and
again Walkerton would increase its lead when Niklas Howald fired a shot from
just inside the blue line that made its way through a maze of legs to find the
back of the net. Two minutes later
Walkerton’s Spencer Odell would record his second goal of the game after taking
a pass from Matthew McNaughton and catching the inside of the post. The two teams would continue to battle back
and forth but as the period concluded it would be Walkerton holding a 3-0 lead.
The third period and again the action was non-stop. The Capitals would find themselves down two
men as Kincardine pressured the Walkerton net while on the powerplay. Walkerton would use its three men clearing
the puck on numerous occasions that would make the Kinucks regroup and set up
again with the attack only to be pushed out by the Walkerton penalty kill. Kincardine would score late after a goalmouth
scramble and with time winding down pull its goaltender for an extra attacker. The Capitals would shut down the late surge
and skate away with a 3-1 victory.
Another hard fought battle but Walkerton and its fine play
has kept its undefeated streak going now up to 12 games. The team is playing good hockey but utilizing
a strong skating game making the most of its scoring opportunities and its fine
defensive play to help shut down the opposition chances.
WALKERTON CAPITALS
- 3
KINCARDINE KINUCKS - 1