Bobcat’s Post Game Notes, Game 27
Jackets win, 6-5 in overtime over the Los Angeles Kings.
-Korpi got hurt last night, and is gonna be out for about a week, so in comes… Jet Greaves. Tarry’s gonna be starting against Hershey tonight for the Monsters, so Jet’s gonna back up Elvis for tonight. I’d expect him to be sent down after tonight.
-Kent Johnson gives Kirill Marchenko a god-sent pass, and he BURIES it behind Johnathan Quick! That’s his first career NHL goal! Here’s to many more!
-Sean Walker slashes Eric Robinson. Time to do power play things.
-OH MY GOD HE DID IT-wait, Boone got his stick on it. Rosie bags his 10th assist of the year on a shot that El Capitan deflects. We’re up 2-0 off a PPG.
-Blake Lizotte trips up Kirill, but the Kings kill that off. Back to the status quo we go…
-There was a bit of confusion on a penalty I missed that… didn’t happen. Thankfully, no PK. Weird.
-That was a phenomenal first 20 minutes. Let’s keep this up.
-Viktor Arvidsson finds himself all alone with Elvis, but the King shuts him down sensationally. Stunt on these hoes, you rockstar.
-…Well, the shutout didn’t last too long. Elvis slips and falls prone, and Anze Kopitar shoots over him to put the Kings back within one. Ouch.
-…Gabe Villardi should win a goddamn Oscar for that acting job. Kirill Marchenko gets sent for high sticking, but he didn’t touch Villardi at all. Sh*t like this is why I feel like high sticking should be reviewable.
-We kill that off, but afterwards we let the game get tied up through sloppy defense. Y’all must hate Elvis or something…
-Rosie and Patty get a 2-on-1, and we finally get a reappearance of
THE SMOOTHEST ONE-TIMER IN THE GAME to put us up 3-2.
-…Jaret Anderson-Dolan catches Elvis sliding aimlessly and beats him glove side. Tie game once again.
-Andy boards Gabe Villardi (revenge for that inexcusable acting job earlier), so we have to kill this off…
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HOLY F*CKING SH*T THE DROUGHT IS FINALLY OVER
This calls for a special occasion once again.
(cut to the scene from the Game 16)
HOCKEY DEMONS… I SUMMON THEE ONCE MORE…
…to say we’re done here. I know it took a while, but thank you for answering my prayer.
(blow out the candles, cut to regular scene)
Alright, back to business once again.
-Kevin Fiala kicks the puck with a broken stick. Apparently, that’s a penalty? We take those…
-HE DID IT AGAIN!! I think I owe the Demons something now. What a way to end the second.
-Elvis makes a save that gives Kopitar a juicy rebound that he stickhandles behind him. Rough stuff. At least we’re still ahead.
-…OKAY, NOW WE DON’T EVEN HAVE
THAT. Elvis doesn’t clear the puck well, and the Kings capitalize on that. Tie game.
-Kevin Fiala does something penalty-worthy that the crowd doesn’t like, and I missed it.
-We had our chances, but Jonathan Quick and the Kings defense played really well to keep the game tied. We’re off to overtime.
-Patty gets a rush, beats Sean Durzi really smoothly, and takes a shot that Johnny gets the rebound on to send us home!
-If I were to give someone a “Player of the Game” award, hands down it goes to Rosie. 4 points tonight, and he became the first Blue Jacket to score both a shorty and a PPG in the same game since 2009, when Kristian Huselius did it. I love this kid, and I’m running a marathon tomorrow.