December 23rd 1977 - Cincinnati Stingers vs Winnipeg Jets

Friday, December 23rd

Standings

Lost to Winnipeg Jets

Riverfront Coliseum

7th

The Jets scored first at 3:17 in the first period when Willy Lindstrom blasted a shot past Norm LaPointe for the score. But the Stingers answered shortly after when Ron Plumb scored during a power play at 5:52. The Jets went ahead again by two after Lyle Moffat and Dan Labraaten scored. Once at 10:28 and the next at 15:44. The Stingers followed with another goal to bring the club within one. The goal came from Claude Larose at 16:09.

Jets Dave Kryskow skates away from Stingers Rick Dudley with the puck.

During the second period the Jets continued to dominate even though the Stingers tied the game up shortly with a Rick Dudley goal at 10:27. Dudley skated past two Winnipeg checks to beat Jets goalie Joe Daley right in front of the net. The Jets took the lead yet again when Hedberg beat LaPointe with a high, wobbling shot over the Stinger goalie's shoulder at 14:57. He followed up the goal with another at 19:25 furing a Jets power play.

The Stingers pressured Winnipeg in the third period and Didley brought Cincinnati back within one on a power play goal at 13:5. He deflected a Plumb shot into the Jets net for the score. The Stingers almost tied the game up when Pat Stapleton had Daley beat with a booming shot from the point, but the puck hit the goal post and bounched away from the net. In the last minute of the game, Demers pulled LaPointe for a sixth skater but failed to score. Instead the Jets iced their victory with an open net goal by Kent Nilsson.

The Stingers head coach Jacques Demers commented on why the club plays so poorly in front of their home crowd. 'We don't seem as relaxed at home as we are on the road. We've beaten Winnipeg twice up there, and we've beaten New England and Quebec on the road. The players really wanted to win. But we played little nervous. They want to win for the home fans, and I think maybe they push a little too hard and make mental errors." Demers also commented about how great his team captina Rick Dudley played. "I think Duds and I are closer since that incident. I think we both know each other a little better and respect each other more now. Duds played a great game, and he had two points against Indy."

Cincinnati	-	2	1	1	-	4
Winnipeg	-	3	2	1	-	6

FIRST PERIOD

GOALS - WIN: Lindstrom (Labraaten) 3:17. CIN: Plumb (Stapleton, Dudley) 5:52. WIN: Moffat (Kryskow, Powis) 10:28. WIN: Labraaten (Sullivan, Maffat) 15:44. CIN: Larose (Dudley, Marotte) 16:09.

PENALTIES - WIN: Guindon (hooking) 5:52. CIN: Deadmarsh (boarding) 11:19. CIN: Deadmarsh (tripping) 17:23. WIN: Hull (tripping) 18:46.

SECOND PERIOD

GOALS - CIN: Dudley (Gilligan, Legge) 10:27. WIN: Hedberg (Hull, Long) 14:57. WIN: Hedberg (Hull, K. Nilsson) 19:25.

PENALTIES - WIN: Lindstrom (holding) 9:15. CIN: Marotte (high sticking) 10:27. WIN: Sjoberg (roughing) 14:53. CIN: Dudley (roughing) 14:53. CIN: Deadmarsh (interference) 18:55. CIN: Norwich (tripping) 20:00.

THIRD PERIOD

GOALS - CIN: Dudley (Plumb, Stapleton) 13:51. WIN: K. Nilsson (Hedberg, Hull) 19:21.

PENALTIES - WIN: Dunn (tripping) 13:51.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Cincinnati	-	11	14	10	-	35
Winnipeg	-	08	13	10	-	31

GOALTENDERS - CIN: LaPointe. WIN: Daley

ATTENDANCE - 5,715

REFEREE - Fournier