Motor City Rockers stretch winning streak to four with victory over Delaware Thunder

Motor Metropolis continues to be rocking.

After taking two video games in Delaware final weekend, the Fraser-based hockey workforce appeared to maintain its win streak alive at residence Friday night time, and the Rockers did so with a 6-4 victory over the Thunder at Massive Boy Enviornment.

The Rockers have gained 4 in a row.

Motor Metropolis (10-3-3) gave up a purpose beneath the Delaware strain within the first interval. The Thunder’s forecheck at heart ice created a turnover that captain Alex Soucy took benefit of. Because the puck lay excessive within the slot Soucy chipped it previous Blake Scott, who got here out of the crease to play the puck, and pushed it previous the purpose line for a 1-0 lead.

Two minutes later within the first interval Motor Metropolis bought on the board due to Dylan Johnson, who was signed two days in the past to switch Scott Coash who’s on mortgage to the SPHL Knoxville Ice Bears.

Cade Lambdin moved the puck to the purpose to Dante Suffredini. Suffredini supplied a tough shot that was deflected in entrance by Johnson for his first purpose as a Rocker for a 1-1 tie with 15:54 to play within the interval.

Motor Metropolis constructed a lead within the second interval due to the facility play when Johnson acquired a go proper in entrance of the web, and fired the puck top-shelf from 4 ft away for a 2-1 lead. The second energy play purpose was scored by Everett Thompson 5 minutes later for a 3-1 lead.

Delaware (1-12-1) erased the two-goal lead in thirty seconds across the 13 minute mark of the second.

Newly signed defensemen Alex DiBacco carried the puck into the offensive zone on the far aspect of the ice and fired a shot on web. Chris Corgan picked up the rebound and located the again of the web for his sixth of the season. Thirty seconds later, Denis Gafarov tied the sport at 3-3 together with his eight of the season.

As shortly because the lead disappeared for the Rockers, Motor Metropolis reclaimed it with targets by Declan Conway and Tommy Cardinal eight seconds aside with 7:31 to play for a 5-3 lead. Three minutes later, the Thunder added a purpose by Matt Barzarin to make it 5-4 on Delaware’s lone energy play purpose of the night time.

Motor Metropolis capped the scoring on the night time when Ian White added his seventh level in eight video games with a tough slap shot within the far aspect circle with 5:44 to play within the third interval for a 6-4 lead.

Motor Metropolis hosts Delaware at 7 p.m. Saturday at Massive Boy Enviornment. It is going to be the groups’ closing match-up of the season.