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    Vengeance sweep the Wooster Oilers in first round of USPHL Playoffs

    By Vengeance Hockey 03/07/2021, 10:15am EST

       Pittsburgh traveled to Wooster Friday night to open the USPHL playoffs on the road in round one.  Pittsburgh would strike midway thru the first period as Terry Bridgland would score to make it 1-0 with Nick Tessier picking up an assist on the play. Wooster to would bang home a rebound less than three minutes later to to tie it at 1-1. The score would remain tied at 1-1 after one period with with Pittsburgh holding a 16-7 shot advantage. Pittsburgh would score 9:38 into the second period to take a 2-1 lead as Lucas Kirk would finish off a nice passing play from Tyler Howcroft and Michael Rocco. Evan Victor would score less than a minute later to make 3-1 Vengeance with assists going to Bridgland and Tessier. The feisty Oilers would battle back on the power play to make it 3-2 heading to the third and final period.  The shots in the second period would be 22-13 in Pittsburgh's favor.  Victor would score his second of the game to make it 4-2 Pittsburgh just 53 seconds into the third period with Tessier and Shawn Donovan picking up the assists. Clay Bovalina would tip in a James Valente point shot to make it 5-2 Pittsburgh and that would end up being the final score. Pittsburgh would out shoot Wooster 55-23 in the game with Noah Bonvissuto making 21 saves in goal for the Vengeance to earn the victory.

       Pittsburgh would travel back home Friday night after the game to take on the Oilers at Alpha Ice Complex for the second game of the best of three series. Pittsburgh would jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first on their way to a 8-1 victory. Pittsburgh would fire 52 shots on goal to Wooster's 13 for the game. Andrew Kelly would stop 12 out of 13 in goal for Pittsburgh to earn the win. Tyler Howcroft would lead the way for the Vengeance with three goals and line mate Michael Rocco picking up three assists.  Captain Lucas Kirk  would add a goal and 2 assists in the victory and Daniel Moro would score his first career goal for the Vengeance. 

        Pittsburgh will travel to Toledo next Friday for Game 1 of round two in the USPHL Playoffs. They will host the Cherokee on Saturday at Alpha Ice Complex and then back to Toledo Sunday for game three if necessary. 

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