| Saturday, December 4th |
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Standings |
| Defeated New
England Whalers |
Civic Center |
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6th |
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| The Stingers put the
Whalers to sleep in the first period, controlling the puck and playing a deliberate,
defensive style of hockey. The Stingers were the first to get on the board at 2:43. The
goal came when Rich Leduc who took a shot which missed and Peter Marsh back handed the
rebound which missed also. Blaine Stoughton swept in and nabbed the puck to finally score
the goal. During the second period, the action picked up with
a lot of forechecking and seeing both clubs score goals. The first came from Stinger Rich
Leduc at 15:56. He and teammate Stoughton broke into the Whalers zone with a two-on-one
advantage and when Whalers goalkeeper Al Smith committed himself to Stoughton, Blaine
passed the puck to Leduc for an easy goal. The Whalers goal came at 17:15 as Gordie Howe
dug the puck off the boards. The Hartford crowd cheered for Gordie, hoping to see the
elder skatesman score his 1,000 career goal. But Gordie passed the puck to his teammate
Mike Antonovich who was right in front, of the Stinger net. Goalie Michel Dion didn't have
a chance.
In the third period the Stingers tacked on three straight insurance
goals to help lead the club to a victory. Peter Marsh scored his first goal of the season
at 5:39. The goal turned out to be the game winner. Rookie Bill Gilligan scored the next
goal of the period at 9:29. Gilligan took a rebound from in front and flipped the puck
over goalie Al Smith and into the net. It would be Gilligans first major league goal,
coming in only his third major league game. Rich Leduc scored the final Stinger goal at
13:29 during a power play. The Whalers however did finally answer with a goal by Gordie
Roberts at 16:12 but the goal was all for not, the Stingers held on to their lead for the
win.
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 |
vs |
 |
Cincinnati |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
- |
5 |
New England |
- |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
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- |
FIRST PERIOD |
GOALS
- CIN: Stoughton (Marsh, Leduc) 2:43. |
PENALTIES
- None |
| - |
SECOND
PERIOD |
GOALS - CIN: Leduc (Hislop, Stoughton) 15:56. NE: Antonovich (G. Howe,
Ley) 17:15. |
PENALTIES
- CIN: Plumb (?) 2:20. NE: Antonovich (?) 2:53. CIN: Marsh (minor-major) 14:59. NE: J
Carlson (minor-major) 14:59. |
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THIRD
PERIOD |
GOALS
- CIN: Marsh (Plumb) 5:39. CIN: Gilligan (Plumb, Larose) 9:29. CIN: Leduc (Norwich,
Stapleton) 13:29. NE: Roberts (Pleau, G. Howe) 16:12. |
PENALTIES
- NE: G. Howe (?) 4:36. NE: Ley (?) 12:33. |
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SHOTS ON GOAL |
Cincinnati |
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9 |
10 |
17 |
- |
36 |
New England |
- |
9 |
14 |
10 |
- |
33 |
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GOALTENDERS - CIN: Dion, Liut.. NE: Smith. |
ATTENDANCE - 10,076 |
REFEREE - ? |
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