WOW

So how 'bout that game last night, eh?  I don't know what the offense had for their pre-game meal, but holy crap it worked.

"All teams get into peaks and valleys," said forward Mason Wilgosh, who scored twice. "It's good to get out of that valley. It feels good to know the bounces are now going our way."

"We're in high spirits," said forward Brendan Shinnimin, who was the No. 1 star after also scoring twice with a plus-3 rating. "This win gives a lot of confidence to the room. But we still have tons of work to do. It's a relief to get this win, but we need to build off it and push forward."

"We had so many good chances last night that we didn't score on," he (Hiller) said. "I thought we had a lot less chances tonight, but the puck found a way to go in. That's just the way it works. Sooner or later, the puck has to go in.

"I think (Friday's game) carried over for sure. We felt really good about how we played. We came out with the same energy and physicality tonight, and the pucks went in." (Examiner)

Coach said the same thing in the post-game interview on the radio last night--that he thought they were better Friday night. But hey, I'll take it. Puck luck is a good thing.

I thought it was a great thing that the kids were able to get some significant playing time--Moser, Moline. Neither are bad, just need experience and they got some last night.

To me the defense looked very solid last night as well. They were communicating, blocking shots, and letting Drew see chances. Speaking of, he was back on his game last night too, that was great to see. I thought Messier had a good game too, as did David "Unsung Hero" Conrad. Shinny, Mason, and Holland showed up on the scoring sheet, but Feser, Macek, and Hughesman were doing work too.

"Everyone has a different role, but when you can chip in a couple of goals, it's exciting," said Wilgosh of his third career two-goal night. "When you don't score much, it feels good. Feser and Holland are easy to play with. We just came out and kept it simple." (Herald)

Tonight they face off against Everett in what should be another good, physical game.  Hopefully they can continue the upward trend.