Christian Dahl had two goals to lead St. Louis Selects 18U to an 8-2 victory over Lockport Express 18U.
Dahl’s tallies came at 7:42 into the second period to make the score 3-1 St. Louis Selects 18U and 11:47 into the third to make the score 7-2 St. Louis Selects 18U.
St. Louis Selects 18U forced Lockport Express 18U’s goaltenders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, firing 40 shots and forcing 32 saves. Antonio Szpara made 16 stops and Sam Milne made 16. St. Louis Selects 18U’s penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Lockport Express 18U power plays. St. Louis Selects 18U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. St. Louis Selects 18U averages 4.0 goals per game. Team’s forwards weren’t the only contributers offensively, and the team’s defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.
St. Louis Selects 18U also got points from Cory Robinson, who also had one goal and one assist, Justin Meers, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Blake Takmajian, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for St. Louis Selects 18U included Tyler Hinterser, Dalton Graves, and John Healy, who each put in one. In addition, St. Louis Selects 18U received assists from Jake Russo, Scott Leathers, Tyler McAtee, Andy Willis, Jake Faulkner, and Dylan Ball, who contributed one each.
Lockport Express 18U’s offense was handcuffed by St. Louis Selects 18U’s defensive play, and Lockport Express 18U managed only nine shots on goal during the game.
Lockport Express 18U was led by Lucas Mazzo, who grabbed one goal. Mazzo scored 7:25 into the second period to make the score 2-1 St. Louis Selects 18U. Kyle Sroka provided the assist. Lockport Express 18U also got a goal from Sasha Hawkins as well. More assists for Lockport Express 18U came via Jake Sepulveda and Jamie Bonn, who each chipped in one.
John Massara made seven saves for St. Louis Selects 18U on nine shots. St. Louis Selects 18U incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Lockport Express 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.
