It was a slow start for both teams as players struggled to find their legs early. A penalty to Jordan Hall opened up the game halfway through the period as Troy Kaczynski scored on the power-play. A pretty passing play with Mac Colasimone led to the second goal in under 20 seconds for Kaczynski. The Steelers responded with high physical play, landing multiple huge hits in the final minutes of the 1st. The Sockeyes didn't seem too phased as Quinton Blois netted another goal for Richmond with only 1.3 seconds to play in the period, stretching the lead to three.
Jordan Andrews threw a big hit early in the second along the boards on Lucas Zenone, who was slow to get up. That sparked even more physical play from the Steelers, as they responded with several hits on the Sockeyes captain.
Blois showcased his hockey IQ midway through the period when he out-waited the Steelers defenders behind the net before feeding Brodie Crawford who finished off the brilliant play.
Grandview finally got on the board when a shot from Austin Campeau found its way through traffic to the back of the net to cut the Sockeyes lead back to three.
Grandview started the third period strong, accumulating more shots in the first five minutes of the third than they did in either of the other two periods. Grandview eventually capitalized on their opportunities but Sockeyes responded when Colasimone found Kaczynski who buried his third of the night.
Kaczynski has hat-tricks in back-to-back home games as Sockeyes added an empty netter to knock off the Steelers, 6-2.
- Bailey Meadows
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