East Defeats Davis With Goal in Last Two Seconds

JJ Ziegler sets up winning goal. Mark Potivien scores 6.

The last time East played Davis was during the 2008 playoffs last spring. East easily beat Davis to move on in the playoffs. Unfortuantely what I remember most about that game, is witnessing one high school kid get his check fractured by another. This happened IN THE STANDS after the game, not on the ice! It was disturbing to say the least. It was two Davis High fans. They didn't even realize they were both rooting for the same team. Crazy! Needless to say, I as hoping for a much less dramatic game this time!

No one ended up with broken bones, but the game was certainly filled with drama. East started the game strong with an early goal but soon found themselves down 3-1. By the end of the 2nd period the teams were deadlocked at 3 goals each. In a game plagued by penalities, it seemed like East couldn't ever get into a rhythm. Down by a goal with 5:40 left in the game, Mark exited the penalty box, took a pass from his brother Jay and scored tying the game 5-5. With 10 seconds left in the game, Davis called a time out. Following the time out. The teams got ready for what would be the last play of the game. Deep in the East zone, JJ was set to take the face off. He motioned to Mark. We knew what was coming. The puck droped, JJ won the face off and fed a perfect pass to Mark who has already advanced along to boards. With Davis in a panic, Mark took off. He deked and scored his 6th goal of the game and the game winner. Perfect set up, perfect execution and a perfect ending.