As expect the second and third seeded teams in the C3 South Division in the second round of the playoffs. The game was expected to be a spirited one and it was. However, the victory would go to the second seeded team, the Immortals in a 6-3 win for them.
The first period started out even as both teams tried to establish offensive pressure but it would be the Immortals who was score first with back to back goals within a 2 minute span, shocking the Liner fans in the stands. But Baby would pull the Liners back within one goal in the closing minutes of the first period. Jimmie started the breakout from the Liners goal line and managed to skate to the Immortals’ net and fire a
shot. THe rebound was picked up by Toto in the far corner and managed to pull send it behind the Immortal net. Further jockeying let to Jimmie grabbing control and passing the puck into the slot where a waiting Baby fired it passed the unsuspecting netminder.
The second period would see the Red Liners gain the lead and then lose it. Toto notch two goals on his own
off similar plays. His first was off a breakaway from a pass from Jimmie’s
clearing pass from the defensive zone. Toto slipped it passed the Immortal’s netminder’s five hole. For his second goal, he caught a clearing pass from Mixy and fired the puck just inside the far post. But the Immortals would get two more goals of their own and pulling ahead again, 4-3.
The third period would be all Immortals. The Liners tried to charge deep into the Immortal’s defensive zone but couldn’t sustain any offensive. The Immortals took a two goal lead after scoring a powerplay goal after 2 minutes into the period. The final goal for the Immortals was off an empty net as the Liners tried to score on a 6-4 attack.
With the loss, the Red Liners are again out of the playoffs in the second round. They hope to continue to improve their play and strategies into the spring-summer season. Fans are waiting in anticipation.