The Vipers would score 3 first period goals and fight through some sloppy play to complete the sweep over the CT Bobcats with a 5-3 win. The line of Kyle Lynch (3-2-5) Kyle Hentosh (0-4-4) and Dante Maribito (1-2-3) would provide all the scoring in this one as they also netted 3 power play goals. Steven Tettoni, Chrsitian Kukas, Aaron Dollin and Dom Cappadona would provide some strong play on the blueline. Steven Tettoni would rifle a power play goal from the right faceoff circle to get the home team on the board. The Vipers would execute a perfect face off play for the 5th and final goal as Kyle Hentosh would win the draw to Lynchy who would roof a nice wrister from the top of the circle. Zach Laramie and Aaron McDonnell would again share the duties betwen the pipes.
With a complete shake-up of personell the 98 Vipers put forth a solid effort in a nice 5-1 win over a very strong CT Wolfpack team. Rejuvenated behind 3 brand new lines and 5 different goal scorers the Vipers came out with a bit of energy looking to back from their poor effort the day before. Alex Delvento got the home team on the board with a nice wrist shot through trafic for the 1-0 lead halfway through the first, Ross Wahl and Evan Daddario picked up the helpers.The Vipers would then go on to score 4 unanswered goals in the second to secure the win, the goals included 2 shorty's and one power play goal. JT Chamberlain would slam home a rebound goal after some nice forechecking by linemates Kyle Lynch (1-2-3) and Braden Haley. The next 2 goals would be of the shorthanded variety as Dante Maribito and Lynchy would exchange shorty's both executed with quickness and hard work, Dom Cappadona and Ryan COnnearney would pick up the helpers. Aaron Dollin on a screen shot from the point would round out the scoring in this one as again the Vipers would do a good job creating traffic in front of the cage. Alex Delvento, Ross Wahl and Aaron Dollin would chip in with fine efforts and Aaron McDonnell and Zach Laramie would stand tal between the pipes
With yet another disappointing effort turned in by the Vipers they have now dropped 3 out of their last 5 as an opportunistic NV Rats team capitalized for a 3-1 win over the home team. The Vipers held a decisive advantage in both shots on goal and territorial play but once again got away from the little things that they do that make them a successful team. The Vipers shook off a slow start in the first 5 minutes of the game and trailed 1-0, but started to wrestle control of the game away and began to apply heavy pressure, they were met with some fantastic Rat goaltending and thats the way it would go for the entire game. The Vipers cut the lead to 2-1 with 10 minutes left in the game but thats as close as they would get as 2 minutes later the Rats would drop in another soft goal. Ross Wahl continues to play some fine hockey for the Vipers.
The Power Play once again was the story in this one as the Vipers would score 5 unanswered golas, 3 of them on the PP as they grinded out a 5-1 win against a well coached scrappy Worcester Crusader team. Aaron McDonnell would play well in this one between the pipes as he would come up with a big breakaway save in the second when this one was still close. Kyle Lynch (1-2-3) would knot things up at 1 with Dante MAribito (1-1-2) picking up the helper. Maribito and Lynchy would hook up again just 3 minutes later on a pretty 2v1 as Maribito banged home a nice pass across the crease to Maribito. Noah Maercklein on the PP would fire a shot that had eyes from the point for the 4 goal lead, Lynchy gathered a helper on that one. Kyle Hentosh (2-0-2) would benefit from some nice puck movement and finished off a nice PP set up as Maribito took a pass from Maerckein on the half wall, Dante walked out and then hit Henny with a seed to the back door for the tap in. The Viper defense again played a very solid game doing a nice job of eliminating time and space by stepping up on the blue.
In a game that featured 14 penalties aside the Vipers flexed their muscle and scored 3 unanswered PP goals to come away with the 3-1 win. The Vipers were led by the strong goaltending of Zach Laramie who at one point resembled Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas as he mad a left pad save while on his stomach facing his own goal. He would get plenty of help though as the Vipers played some exceptional team defense the whole morning. Noah Maercklein would pull the Vipers to a 1-1 tie in the first period, as he would skate down the left wing and bounce one in off a Glades defender just 29 seconds after the Glades would get a shorty for the 1-0 lead. Dante Maribito (1-1-2) would score the eventual game winner on the PP in the 2nd, Kyle Lynch and Maercklein (1-1-2) added the helpers. Kyle Hentosh would add the insurance tally as he was in the right spot at the right time to get a piece of a Steven Tettoni blast, MAribito also picked up the helper. When there was any kind of flow to this game they did a good job of dictating the pace of the game and eventually word down the very talented Glades.
The 98 Elites scored 4 goals in 9 minutes of the first period and went on to cruise in this one 7-1. The Vipers used a tenascious forecheck and stifling team defense in allowing just a handful of shots on net. The Defense of pairings of Steven Tettoni, Aaron Dollin and Christian Kukas, Ryan Connearney and Dom Cappadona and Patrick McCarthy played a solid game in front of goaltenders Zach Laramie and Aaron McDonnell. The defense made good desicions, good reads and good steps the entire game making for some quick and smooth tranistion while also showing good mistake management. The offense was led by the Green line of Dante Maribito (3-1-4) who chipped in with the "hatty" one of which was a "shorty' and 2 PP goals, Kyle Lynch (2-2-4) and Kyle Hentosh (1-2-3). Alex Delvento scored the other one of a beautiful set face-off play from Ross Wahl and Steven Tettoni (2 Assists). Kukas(2) and McCarthy also picked up helpers. Ross Wahl and Braden Haley were singled out for their strong play as well