Blades in LA: Goals Unanswered Dream, Goals Unanswered Nightmare

http://www.whl.ca/schedule/show/game/65529

First Period:  2/2 on the powerplay, marginally outshot, but leading 3-0.

Second Period:  A couple more powerplays and four more unanswered goals later, the Canes were four seconds away from taking a 7-0 lead into the second intermission.

Cue the Blades comeback? Yup.  Beware of giving up a goal in the last minute of a period? Yup.
7-1 after two periods.  Shots almost even with the Blades having the edge by a single shot after 40 minutes (25-24).

Third Period:  The unanswered theme of the game would continue.  Along with the first seven goals by the Canes, they also enjoyed eight minutes of unanswered powerplay time.   Continuing from late in the second, almost as if they looked at the Game Summary, the stripes would create some momentum for the Blades that they couldn't generate themselves.  The Blades would enjoy six unanswered powerplays, and capitalized on four to make it 7-5 with almost five minutes still left in the contest.  

The refs arms remained down for the Canes fans despite Tyler Wong being hit from behind into the boards more than once, and the Blades Scherbak orchestrated much of the impressive comeback before he stalled it by taking an interference penalty with three and a half left in the third.  Wong would get his revenge on the Blades though, and it was on the scoreboard, with his third of the night, and the hats flew to show him the love.  That is how it would finish; 7 by the Canes, 5 by the Blades, and Wong's empty netter to secure the trick and the 8-5 win.  WHEW!  Out-shot 44-33 thanks to a 19-9 Blades/reffing exposition, but two points in the bank.

Pink In The Rink:  Breast Cancer Awareness nigh up next.  Tuesday, Oct 22nd
Opponent:  Defending WHL Champs:  The Logo-stealing, WHL-recruitment-rule-breakers, Portland Winter Hawks.