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FINALS8Jan 21 · 9:00 PM

Half Shell Cartel

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THREE STARS

1ST

Sejje

C3 G · 2 A · 5 PTS

2ND

sniffyakk

LW2 G · 0 A · 2 PTS

3RD

hockeymike2344

G13 SV · .867

GOALS

TEAM STATS

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Shots

Shot attempts

Hits

6:13

Time on attack

11:46

Faceoff wins

Power-play goals

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Takeaways

Giveaways

Blocked shots

Pass attempts

107

Penalty minutes

RECAP

In a game that defied the logic of the stat sheet, the Half Shell Cartel walked away with a 5-2 victory over Medium Sized Men despite being outplayed in nearly every possession metric. Medium Sized Men exerted suffocating pressure throughout the contest, doubling the Cartel's time on attack (11:46 to 6:13) and outshooting them 15-10. However, the game turned on a series of clinical counter-attacks by the Cartel, who punished every minor defensive lapse to build a lead that the home side simply couldn't chip away at, regardless of their territorial dominance. The night belonged to Sejje, who put on a finishing clinic for the Half Shell Cartel. Recording a hat trick and adding 2 assists, Sejje was involved in every single goal his team scored, finishing the night with a massive 5 points on just 3 shots. On the other side, Sniff Yakk8631 did his best to keep Medium Sized Men in the hunt, netting both of their goals and leading the physical charge with 10 hits. In the crease, Hockeymike2344 was the unsung hero for the Cartel; his 13 saves and .867 save percentage provided the backbone necessary to weather a constant barrage of shots while his counterpart, hugeexpl, struggled to find a rhythm, stopping only 5 of 10 shots. Ultimately, this result came down to pure finishing efficiency versus wasted volume. Medium Sized Men controlled the pace and the puck, but their inability to convert on 15 shots—including only one goal on two power play opportunities—cost them dearly. The Half Shell Cartel proved that you don't need the puck all night if you make it count when you have it, scoring on 50% of their total shots. Medium Sized Men showed flashes of brilliance with a heavy physical game (26 total hits to 5), but the Cartel's surgical precision in the offensive zone was the deciding factor in an otherwise lopsided statistical matchup.

Half Shell Cartel


CSejje	3	2	5	+4	3	0	0	6	21	5	2	21	11	9	55%	4	26	21	81%	7:59	60
RWDuchesne_x_10	1	1	2	+4	1	2	0	1	4	0	0	4	0	0	–	1	16	11	69%	2:42	60
LWRyGuyX9	0	2	2	+4	3	0	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	–	3	6	5	83%	1:57	59
DCN65	0	2	2	+4	0	1	0	4	7	5	0	7	0	0	–	1	30	20	67%	4:36	60
DHoss8296	1	0	1	+4	1	2	0	6	5	0	5	5	0	0	–	1	5	4	80%	2:12	60

Goalies	SV%	GAA	SV	SA	GA	BRK SV	BRK SA
Ghockeymike2344	.867	2.00	13	15	2	1	1

Medium Sized Men


LWsniffyakk	2	0	2	-4	4	10	1	3	17	0	1	17	0	0	–	1	0	5	25	19	76%	7:39	60
DAttree x i33i	0	1	1	-4	0	8	0	3	2	5	0	2	0	0	–	0	0	2	19	18	95%	2:28	60
RWLup l7l	0	1	1	-4	5	0	0	1	15	0	0	15	0	0	–	0	0	7	26	15	58%	5:50	60
DQuinnman0811	0	0	0	-4	3	6	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	–	1	0	6	19	17	89%	2:08	60
COzirisI93I	0	0	0	-4	1	2	0	6	6	0	0	6	9	11	45%	0	1	1	18	15	83%	2:49	60