Robert Kalata netted a hat trick to lead New York over Lockport, 6-1.
Kalata notched his first tally 8:20 into the first period. He then added goals at 19:46 into the first and at 7:26 into the second.
New York’s Stephen Mundinger was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 53 saves and let only one puck past him. Mundinger managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.44 prior to the game.
New York’s penalty kill excelled, as New York gave up zero goals despite allowing 13 power plays.
New York’s penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 17 minors and two majors for 114 minutes in penalty time. New York had been averaging 39.0 minutes in penalties per game. New York stifled Lockport’s power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.
Others who scored for New York included Nick Jean-Louis, Alex Rojas, and Gunther Stange, who each put in one. In addition, New York received assists from Ricky Regala, who had one, Daniel Backstrom, who had four, and Jimmy Warrick and Martin Grinberg, who each chipped in two.
Lockport did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Lockport puts an average of 4.1 pucks into the net per game. New York was unable to stop Lockport from sending pucks towards the net, and Lockport eventually piled up 54 shots on goal. Lockport was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 108 penalty minutes.
Lockport was led by Andrew Logar, who scored the team’s only goal. Logar scored 17:03 into the first period to make the score 2-1 New York. Frank II Vecchio provided the assist.
New York registered two goals on eight power play opportunities. Lockport’s Tim Schiess stopped 22 shots out of the 28 that he faced.
