The 98 Vipers showed up this morning and played 3 complete periods and skated to a 5-3 win over the Terriers. The Vipers used a patient foecheck and some dogged work in the D-Zone to take the victory. The Vipers jumped out to the 1-0 lead on a goal by Kyle Lynch (3-0-3) that was set up by some nice work on the wall by Kyle Hentosh(0-2-2) and Dante Maribito(0-2-2), and Lynchie sent a shot to the far side that snuck through. The same combination hooked up again to put the Vipers ahead 2-0 after 1 period. The Terriers would then score 3 straight goals in the middle frame to take a 3-2 lead. With 4 minutes left in the period Heath King(0-1-1) provided some nice forechecking down low, got it to JT Chamberlain(1-1-2) behind the net who swung the net and made a nice pass to the front of the cage where Chris Goggin was waiting and lifted the tying goal into the top corner, for a 3-3 tie after 2 periods. Three minutes into the third Chamberlain would jump on a turnover just inside the Terrier line walk in on a breakaway and slide a nice backhand in the net to give the Vipers the lead for good. Maribito would provide some crucial forechecking with about a minute left which would pin the Terriers in their own end, and then Lynchie while providing great help in his own end would pick up the puck just inside his own blue line and deposit it into the open net with 4 seconds left to give him the hattrick and more importantly a well deserved win for the Vipers. All six defenseman did a great job of keeping the play in front of them and clearing the net the entire game. The Vipers get back at it later on tonight against the Springfield Pics.