Buffalo Believes Classic Recap – 12/28/2019 – Riveters v. Beauts

Metropolitan Riveters (4-7-0 8pts) v. Buffalo Beauts (6-5-1 13pts)

 

Game Recap:

In the first official regular season outdoor game in National Women’s Hockey League history, the Buffalo Beauts would play host to the Metropolitan Riveters in the Buffalo Believes Classic at Riverworks in Buffalo, NY. In the first period we would see a chippy one between both teams as we would see a total of six penalties in the period. The Riveters would strike first while at even strength with a Rebecca Morse tally to take the 1-0 lead. Then while on their first powerplay of the game Brooke Baker would tip a Mallory Rushton shot to take the 2-0 lead. The Beauts would go 0 for 3 on the powerplay, and will start the second period with their fourth powerplay still ongoing.

 

In the second period The Beauts would get themselves into penalty trouble again as the Riveters would get their second powerplay goal of the game as Madison Packer would net her seventh of the season to give the Riveters the 3-0 lead. The Beauts would give the Riveters three more powerplay opportunities, but no more goals would come of it.

 

In the third period both teams would start at 4 on 4 followed by an abbreviated Beauts powerplay. While the Beauts would not be able to capitalize on the powerplay Taylor Accursi would score to get the Beauts onto the board, but the Riveters would respond immediately with a Brook Avery tally to retake the three goal lead. However, Accursi would score three consecutive goals to get the hat trick, and unofficially a natural hat trick, to produce a four goal game and tie the game at four, but the Riveters would not sit back as Tatiana Shatalova, Madison Packer (second of the game) and Caily Hutchison (ENG) would all score to give the Riveters the exciting 7-4 victory.

 

Lineups:

Metropolitan Riveters:

Kate Leary — Kendall Cornine — Madison Packer

Mallory Rushton — Cailey Hutchison — Brooke Baker

Kelly Nash — Brooke Avery — Tatiana Shatalova

Nicole Arnold — —

Leila Kilduff — Rebecca Morse

Ashley Johnston — Colleen Murphy

Nichelle Simon — Cassie Dunne

Sam Walther

Dana DeMartino

 

Buffalo Beauts:

Taylor Accursi — Corinne Buie — Iveta Klimasova

Brooke Stacey — Cassidy MacPherson — Erin Gehen

Kim Brown — Becki Bowering — Kandice Sheriff

Emma Ruggiero — —

Sara Bustad — Ashley Birdsall

Lenka Curmova — Marie-Jo Pelletier

Ana Orzechowski — Richelle Skarrbowski

Mariah Fujimagari

Kelsey Neumann

 

First Period:

MET Goal – 3:30 – Rebecca Morse (1) from Kate Leary (8) and Kendall Cornine (3)

MET Penalty – 8:59 – Madison Packer 2 minutes for Body Checking

MET Penalty – 11:36 – Kelly Nash 2 minutes for Hooking

BUF Penalty – 14:25 – Becki Bowering 2 minutes for Body Checking

MET PPG – 15:48 – Brooke Baker (2) from Mallory Rushton (6) and Kendall Cornine (4)

MET Penalty – 15:57 – Brooke Avery 2 minutes for Tripping

BUF Penalty – 16:28 – Sara Bustad 2 minutes for Cross Checking

MET Penalty – 19:03 – Ashley Johnston 2 minutes for Interference

 

End of 1st – MET – 2       BUF – 0

Shots              10                 07

PP                 1/2                  0/4

 

Second Period:

BUF Penalty – 1:59 – Ashley Birdsall 2 minutes for High Sticking

MET PPG – 2:18 – Madison Packer (7) from Cailey Hutchison (7) and Brooke Baker (3)

BUF Penalty – 2:59 – Iveta Klimasova 2 minutes for Roughing

BUF Penalty – 18:49 – Erin Gehen 2 minutes for Roughing

MET PEnalty – 19:40 – Kendall Cornine 2 minutes for Cross Checking

 

End of 2nd – MET – 3       BUF – 0

Shots              26                 13

PP                 2/5                  0/4

 

Third Period:

BUF Penalty – 6:44 – Richelle Skarbowski 2 minutes for Holding

BUF Goal – 9:12 – Taylor Accursi (11) from Corinne Buie (5)

MET Goal – 9:44 – Brooke Avery (2) from unassisted

BUF Penalty – 12:03 – Kim Brown 2 minutes for Roughing

BUF Goal – 14:21 – Taylor Accursi (12) from Iveta Klimasova (11)

BUF Goal – 16:14 – Taylor Accursi (13) from Corinne Buie (6)

BUF Goal – 16:41 – Taylor Accursi (14) from

MET Goal – 17:24 – Tatiana Shatalova (2) from  Madison Packer (8) and Kelly Nash (1)

MET Goal – 17:57 – Madison Packer (8) from unassisted

MET ENG – 19:39 – Cailey Hutchison (1) from Madison Packer (9)

 

End of 3rd – MET – 7       BUF – 4

Shots              35                 26

PP                 2/7                  0/5

 

Next Up:

Metropolitan (5-7-0 10pts) @ Buffalo (6-6-1 13pts) Dec. 29th

 

Sponsored by: