Game 24: Away v. Privateers, Wednesday December 29th

9:28: Game over. 5-0 Privateers.

9:25: 3 minutes left. Shots in the third 11-9 Privateers.

9:20: 5 minutes left in the game.

9:14: Mahesh, 2 for tripping.

9:09: 11 minutes left in the period. Shots 4-2 Privateers.

9:02: 5 minutes into a quiet 3rd period. Only 2 shots on goal by the Privateers so far.

8:56: Start of 3.

8:36: End of the 2nd. 5-0 Privateers. Shots are 24-18 in their favor.

8:32: Beedle, 2 for hooking. Privateers powerplay.

8:30: 5 and a half minutes left in the 2nd. McAllister scores to make it 5-0 Privateers. Wondering if Donovan will be pulled...

8:24: Byrd scores 75 seconds later to make it 4-0.

8:23: Panetta scores to make it 3-0.

8:21: Halfway through the period.

8:17: Too many men on the ice for the Privateers, 2 minute penalty to Poliakov.

8:14: Fight between Willock and Pearson. Bout time we see the Schott injury from the last game boil over.

8:10: 5 past. Shots in the second Danbury 5, Privateers 1.

8:04: Goupil scores 90 seconds in. 2nd goal of the night. 2-0 Privateers.

7:59: Start of the 2nd.

7:41: End of 1. 1-0 Privateers. Shots 13-10 Privateers.

7:38: Willock takes a 2 minute slashing call with a minute left in the powerplay. Will give 50 seconds of 4 on 4 followed by 70 seconds of 5 on 4 for the Privateers.

7:36: 3 and a half minutes left in the period, McAllister takes 2 for tripping. Whalers powerplay.

7:32: Six and a half left in the period. Shots are 9-6 Privateers.

7:26: At 9:22, Goupil converts on the powerplay to make it 1-0 Privateers.

7:23: Schott, 2 minutes for interference. Just under 10 left in the period.

7:18: 5 minutes in. Shots 4-2 Danbury.

7:14: 3 minutes in. Shots on goal 3-1 Danbury.

7:10: Puck drop on Period 1, live from 1000 Islands.

Going to do pre-game and live coverage in the same post tonight since I didn't wake up until 3pm. Nasty bug floating around lately and I feel like I got hit by a truck. Plan is probably to watch some hockey and crawl right back into bed.

Whalers dropped a 3-1 decision to the Warriors last night in what was perhaps the most abysmal demonstration of what a powerplay should look like that I have ever seen. 0 for 6, nearly 4 minutes of 5 on 3 play, and less than a shot on goal per minute. Tie game going into the last minute of regulation when the Warriors sunk it. On the other hand, for very limited play time, Donovan was absolutely amazing in net and it's good to know we have a very capable backup.

• The Privateers are presently second place in the league with 34 points, 10 ahead of the 3rd place Aviators, and 12 ahead of Danbury. 
• The have the #1 powerplay in the league which converts at nearly 26%
• Danbury, however, still has the best penalty kill, clicking at nearly 86% success
• Don't even want to talk about Danbury's powerplay. They need some SERIOUS work on that front. 
• This week Danbury dropped below .50 and has officially allowed more goals than it has scored. We need to see some big changes going into the new year in order to lock down a playoff spot. 
• Puck drop at 7:05 (Really, I swear!) and live coverage to come then