The BCHL opened their exhibition schedule Wednesday night. The Express played host to the Langley Rivermen at the Poirier Rec centre. It was the visitors who came away with a 4-2 win.
The Express got into penalty trouble in the first period and Langley capitalized on three consecutive powerplays in the first period on goals from Daneel Lategen, Reed Stark and Andrew Lucas for a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. The best save in the first period for Express goaltender Dylan Barton was on a shorthanded breakaway from Dawson Frank.
The second period saw a regrouped Express squad that picked up their game which led to some of their better scoring chances on the night. Josh Bruce had a partial breakaway, Ryan Stack had a clean look in the slot, but they couldn't find the back of the net.
Both teams changed goaltenders midway through the contest. Dylan Barton started for the Express and Matthew Trulsen started for the Rivermen. They were relieved by Liam Marshall in the Express cage and Kristian Lyons in the Rivermen goal.
Early in the third period the Express got on the board with a shorthanded goal from Tristan Fraser.
That was followed by Daneel Lategen's second of the game at 8:33.
Marshall made the save of the night for both teams flashing the glove on a breakaway by Daylon Mannon who tried to flash some skill of his own by firing the shot with his stick between his legs.
Alex DiPaolo (UMass-Amhearst) rounded out the scoring converting a quick pass from Josh Wildauer who battled hard all night for a powerplay goal for the Express in the final minute of the 3rd period to make it a 4-2 game.
I had the Langley Rivermen unofficially 3 for 9 on the powerplay, while the Express were 1 for 3.
The exhibition resumes Friday night when the Express will visit Langley at the George Preston Recreation centre.
The Express got into penalty trouble in the first period and Langley capitalized on three consecutive powerplays in the first period on goals from Daneel Lategen, Reed Stark and Andrew Lucas for a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. The best save in the first period for Express goaltender Dylan Barton was on a shorthanded breakaway from Dawson Frank.
The second period saw a regrouped Express squad that picked up their game which led to some of their better scoring chances on the night. Josh Bruce had a partial breakaway, Ryan Stack had a clean look in the slot, but they couldn't find the back of the net.
Both teams changed goaltenders midway through the contest. Dylan Barton started for the Express and Matthew Trulsen started for the Rivermen. They were relieved by Liam Marshall in the Express cage and Kristian Lyons in the Rivermen goal.
Early in the third period the Express got on the board with a shorthanded goal from Tristan Fraser.
That was followed by Daneel Lategen's second of the game at 8:33.
Marshall made the save of the night for both teams flashing the glove on a breakaway by Daylon Mannon who tried to flash some skill of his own by firing the shot with his stick between his legs.
Alex DiPaolo (UMass-Amhearst) rounded out the scoring converting a quick pass from Josh Wildauer who battled hard all night for a powerplay goal for the Express in the final minute of the 3rd period to make it a 4-2 game.
I had the Langley Rivermen unofficially 3 for 9 on the powerplay, while the Express were 1 for 3.
The exhibition resumes Friday night when the Express will visit Langley at the George Preston Recreation centre.
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