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Irrespective of this game's outcome, both teams would be locked into their seeds, Minotaur three, Phantoms one, but it would be a big scalp to take down the league leaders as the playoffs approach. Minotaur would have the better of the play in the first period, and would be rewarded with a goal by Bill James on a dashing rush from Parker Gowan, who would feed his pal with a laser of a pass in stride. Kevin Kobilinski, who has been on a tear lately, and would only allow one goal in his previous game, would pick up where he would leave off and continue his excellent play with some glove saves. Kobilinski would be rewarded with his team's second goal when Jeff Dugan would double the Minotaur lead on a high blast, and it would now be 2-0 Minotaur. That scoreline would hold for the second period, with Minotaur also leading on shots at 12-10. The second period would feature more pristine goaltending from Kobilinski, who would stone Phantom after Phantoms: First it would be Doug Meade denied on a breakaway, then Lou LoSapio from the slot, and Mike Finnen on the back door. After this trio of saves, Minotaur would attack more fervently, but Tony Bucci would be there with his pads for when Chip Wieczorek and Cory Rothlisberger would attempt to go low. Minotaur, still up 2-0, would appear to go into the third period by that score, but with one second on the clock, Rothlisberger would get his revenge on Bucci, beating him for 3-0. Minotaur would now lead on shots 26-18. The Phantoms, down three, would pick up their play, but would still be stymied by Kobilinski; he would continue to frustrate them, this time with his paddle, as the Phantoms would try new areas to try and get a puck past him. Eventually, the Phantoms would get on the board, with Alex Russell from LoSapio and Chris Fagan, but they would not pull closer than 3-1 down, which would be the final, as Minotaur would outshoot them 36-27. The Stateside Tap + Tavern Man of the Match Award was won by Kevin Kobilinski (35/36 saves, 1GA).
Date: January 26, 2022
Time: 9:50pm
Venue: Protec Ponds Ice Center
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