After getting challenged by their coaches, the Soo Greyhounds power play responded in a big way
The Soo Greyhounds power play struggled mightily through 14 games with a success rate of just 8.5 per cent.
“When we were doing our power play video , we kind of got ripped,” Allard also said. “We were just off script in London and we narrowed it down to getting back to the basics. We’ve got a lot of guys that can shoot the puck and score. That was the messaging going into the game was just taking the opportunity to shoot the puck.”“We were disappointed in our approach on the power play,” Dean said when asked further about the challenge issued.
Dean also said that a power play goal in the opening period, one that came 13 seconds into their first power play of the night “was really big for the players.”The loss continues a tough stretch for the Firebirds. Just four minutes into the second period, the Greyhounds capitalized on a defensive zone turnover by the Firebirds to make it a 2-0 game. With Flint on the power play, defenceman Matthew Mania turned the puck over near the Firebirds blueline, leading to a 2-on-0 break for the Greyhounds. Allard was stopped on the initial shot on the play before Marco Mignosa scored his fifth goal of the season on the rebound.
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