Peters Township rips Butler, 5-1
Peters Township had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-1 win over Butler.
Peters Township was led by Steve Rex, who grabbed one goal. Rex scored 8:58 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Peters Township. Matt Amelio assisted on the tally.
Peters Township also got points from Conner Gielarowski, who also had one goal and one assist. Peters Township also got a goal from Jake Shopes as well. Other players who recorded assists for Peters Township were Zachery Gielarowski, who had one and Cal Raymore, who had two.
Butler excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. Butler's offense operated below its season average. Butler puts an average of 4.3 pucks into the net per game.
Butler was led by Jonathan Fair, who scored the team's only goal. Fair scored on the power play 12:01 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Peters Township. Butler had gotten the advantage when Peters Township's Shopes was sent off for holding. Connor Scott picked up the assist.
Caden Shell rejected 14 shots on goal for Peters Township. Peters Township incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Zachary Schnur recorded 18 saves for Butler. Butler incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.
