Huge game by Tackett boosts Kemptville over Brockville, 5-1

 

The Kemptville 73s' Jason Tackett had a big offensive game, scoring one goal and contributing two assists in his team's 5-1 win over the Brockville Braves.

Tackett scored 13:27 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Kemptville. Adam Alavi provided the assist. Tackett dished an assist on Victor Tracy's goal that made the score 3-0 Kemptville at 1:28 into the second period. He added another helper on Alavi's goal that made the score 4-0 Kemptville at 7:05 into the second period.

 

Brockville was stymied by Kemptville's netminder Peter Brooks, who stopped 31 shots during the victory. Brooks managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.49 prior to the game.

The 73s forced the Braves' goaltenders to work without much rest, racking up 36 shots and forcing 31 saves. Henry Johnson made seven stops and Michael Cerasuolo made 24.

Kemptville additionally got points from Alavi, who also had one goal and one assist. Kemptville also got a goal from Alex Row as well. In addition, Kemptville received assists from Bobby Dow, who had two and Quinn Wichers, Owen Guy, Cameron Russell, Dean Kiriacou, and Jake Gaudet, who contributed one each.

Brockville's offense operated below its season average. The Braves put an average of 3.3 pucks into the net per game. Brockville's offense rang up 32 shots on Kemptville's net.

The 73s totaled 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play. Kemptville ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Tyler Beauparlant was ejected from the game. The Braves totaled nine minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 1-for-4 on the power play. For Brockville, Alexander Sifton was ejected from the game.