In the opening round of the Top Gun Tourney the 98 Vipers shook of the rust and edged the Patriots of Assabet Valley 2-1. After not playing a game in 10 days the Vipes came out and played a solid game in earning the first win. AVP went ahead 1-0 in the first when they jumped on a turnover at the Viper blueline, walked in beat a defenseman and slid one past goalie Aaron McDonnell. Chris Goggin would tie things at 1 as he would finish off a fine effort by the Orange Line as asusual Chris was camped out front and banged in a nice feed from JT Chamberlain, Heath King who had a fine game also picked up a helper. About 3 minutes left in the game Kyle Lynch took matters into his own hands, raced down the right wing and fired a wrist shot that broke through the 5-hole to give the Vipers the lead and the eventual win. Aaron McDonnell perserved the win with an incredible glove save off a deflection in front, as the Vipers beat Assabet for the second time this year.