Sieve, you suck

Thats what we chant from the NU DogHouse when the opposing team's starting goalie is introduced at the start of the beginning of a hockey game. We also chant it whenever he gives up a goal.

Well truth is, the goalie from Providence was really, really good. Of course, so was our goalie.

Final score, 3-2 NU over Providence in OT. This is important because my best friend Sarah and her sister both attend Providence College and thus I now have bragging rights leading up to Jan. 25 and 26 when we next face them.

Well, it was a great game. I went with my friends Adam and Call. We got there early to make sure we had good seats and it was worth it. The game featured great defense on both sides and great goal-keeping. The offense was sadly lacking though. No goals in the first period even though we a had few power plays and so did Providence.

In the second period, Providence struck first. It was a great screen play and our goalie didn't have a chance. Even the greats like Patrick Roy, Tom Barrasso and Dominik Hasek wouldn't have been able to stop it. A few minutes later, we hit an equalizer. We blew quite a few chances though in the period when we didn't score on a bunch of power plays. Also, there was one bullshit play when we had a practically open shot in front of the net but the goalie shoved the net out of place a split second before we scored. No goal, though there was a penalty. Of course, we didn't score on the power play.

Third period. By now, we had so many missed opportunities on power plays and breakaways that we were just praying for a little luck and for our defense to hold. It did, mostly. One good wrist shot from a Providence winger did make it in though. We were pissed of course, cuz we knew we shouldn't be losing but tied at this point. Next thing we know one of the Providence kids is taking a cheap shot at our guy and is hit with a 5 minute major penalty and automatic game misconduct. Thus he was ejected and another player had to sit his 5 minute penalty. Well, we finally took advantage of a power play and scored, over 4 minutes into it, but scored non the less to tie it up. After we had a few more chances to score, but our offense was sadly lacking and nothing materialized.

Overtime. Our offense had gotten lucky on our first two goals. We had only one true good offensive play in the game. Of course, it was the one play that mattered. 44 seconds into OT and we have a breakaway. Every previous one had consisted of us slowing down to try to get the rest of our team involved, which of course, allowed defenders to get there in time to stop us. Well we got it right this time. Our forward had the puck at our blue line with no one near him. Off he went, and this time, didn't slow down, and didn't try to get to close to the goal. From about 5 feet inside the blue line, he flicked off a wrist shot right past the Providence goalie.

We won.

Tomorrow we face North Dakota. Well, I should say, #1 ranked North Dakota. I don't feel good about that. Of course, the Huskies now know that It takes only one good offensive play and a lot of solid defense and goal-tending to win a game.

Go Huskies.

And to the North Dakota goalie, no offense of course but, Sieve, you suck.