Fireworks in Topeka: Zydeco Edge Dashers in Penalty-Filled Showdown!

Topeka, KS – A night filled with sparks, on and off the ice, THREE ejections, TWO 5-minute majors, and ONE TEAM that was able to stave off and survive another tight one! 

Starting off in the first period, the Zydeco were able to generate a lot of offence right off the rip as Tyler Larwood would score just three and a half minutes into the game making it 1-0 Zydeco, assisted by Nick Ketola and Thomas McGuire. He would follow that up with another goal just 6 minutes later making it 2-0 Zydeco quickly, one assisted by Jake Cox and Scott Shorrock. Just 5 minutes later Shane Haggerty would find the back of the net with the assist of Jake Cox and Kevin Szabad. That would do it for the first 20 minutes, but that wouldn’t be the most eventful period of the night. 

In the second Zac Horn would find the back of the net cutting the lead to 3-1. Aaron Shahin would get a checking from behind minor and Everett Thompson would get an unsportsmanlike minor leading to a 5 on 3 that the Dashers would capitalize to make it 3-2 off the stick of Jhuwon Davis. That is where the period would stand, but the most exciting period is to come.

The third period is where the fireworks finally shot as the Zydeco were assessed 3 (count’em) THREE match penalties. One to Aaron Shahin for aggressing a fight, another to Ryo Namiki for spearing, and following Namiki down the tunnel would be his coach, Everett Thompson would get the gate for “abuse of officials”. That score of 3-2 which quickly faded into the background of all the action of huge saves and big hits, would be the final as the Zydeco pulled off the regulation win.

Winning goaltender Bailey Stephens earns his 7^th win of the season after saving 20/22 for a s% of a 0.909 improving his record to 7-1-0-2. 

On the other side losing goaltender Parker Rutherford saved 29/32 for a s% of a .906, his record falling to 1-12-0-2. 

Next up for the Zydeco they conclude their four-game series against the Dashers and two game stint in Topeka before heading to Athens to take on the Lobsters.