Newcomers lead B’s in comeback win
One-time Jr. Canadian Baumann nets game-winner for his first goal with the Kilty B’s
Newcomers accounted for all of the Hamilton Kilty B’s offence Monday night when they came back to edge the Buffalo Regals in overtime.
Eli Rivers, who started the 2019-20 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season with Buffalo, paced the B’s in points in the 4-3 victory with two goals and an assist.
Former Regal Nolan Slachetka and one-time Welland Jr. Canadian Matt Baumann also found the back of the net for Hamilton (22-13-2-1).
Baumann scored the gamewinner 3:28 into the first OT with the B’s on the power play.
Replying for Buffalo (7-262-3) were Brendan Krawczyk, with two, and Hunter Litman.
Justin Easter earned the win in the net for Hamilton. Kyle Karoleski was tagged with the loss.
The B’s outshot their visitors 46-33 and finished the Jr. B game at Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena 3-for-6 on the power play. The Regals went 1-for-3 with a man advantage.
Buffalo lost its eighth in a row, while Hamilton returned to the win column after a pair of losses.
Here’s a recap of how teams in the Golden Horseshoe fared in the past week, and their upcoming games, leading goalgetters and netminding stats:
CALEDONIA CORVAIRS
Record: 33-3-0-1, .905
Streak: 6 wins Offence/defence: goals scored, 176; goals against, 74 Special teams: power play, 35-176, 19.9 per cent; penalty kill, 25-197, 87.3 per cent Scorers: Tyler Burnie 27 goals, Joel Mazzilli 26, Ryan Wells 19
Goaltending: Aidan Hughes, 4 shutouts, 1.87 goals-against average, 923 save percentage; Nick Clay, 1 shu, 2.44 GAA, .896 Sv%;
Last week: win, home to Hamilton, 5-3; win, at Thorold, 5-2
ST. CATHARINES FALCONS
Record: Streak: 26-9-2, 5 wins .730 Offence/defence: GF, 148;
GA, 82
Special teams: power play, 40-174, 23%; penalty kill, 14162, 91.4%
Scorers: Curtis Egert 24, Nick Volpatti 20, Xavier Drummond 19
Goaltending: Blair Coffin, 2 shutouts, 2.12 goals-against average, .921 save percentage; Ethan Cook, 4 shu, 1.98 GAA, .923 Sv%; Last week: win, at Welland, 2-0; win, home to Fort Erie, 2-1 Upcoming: last night, at Pelham; Friday, home to Niagara
Falls; Sunday, at Niagara Falls; Monday, at Hamilton
NIAGARA FALLS CANUCKS
Record: 25-8-2-2, .730 Streak: 2 wins Offence/defence: GF, 155;
GA, 112
Special teams: power play, 47-171, 27.5%; penalty kill, 24160, 85%
Scorers: Andrew Bruno 27, Ryan Donovan 20, Matthew Riva 18
Goaltending: Anthony Tremonte, 1 shu, 3.04 GAA, .911 Sv%; Jack Brand, 2.49 GAA, .917 Sv%
Last week: win, home to Thorold, 5-3; win, at Buffalo, 5-2
Upcoming: Friday, at St. Catharines; Sunday, home to St. Catharines
HAMILTON KILTY B’s Record: 22-13-2-1, .618
Streak: 1 win Offence/defence: GF, 136;
GA, 96
Special teams: power play, 24-165, 14.6%; penalty kill, 30174, 82.8%
Scorers: Jacob Macdonald 26, Ellis Rickwood 11, Nolan Underwood 10
Goaltending: Justin Easter, 4 shu, 2.24 GAA, .926 Sv%; Matteo Drobac, 3 shu, 2.66 GAA, .925 Sv%
Last week: win, home to Buffalo, 4-3 OT; loss, at Caledonia, 5-3
Upcoming: Thursday, home to Thorold; Monday, home to St. Catharines
THOROLD BLACKHAWKS
Record: 19-15-2-2, .553
Streak: 2 losses
Offence/defence: GF, 131;
GA, 116
Special teams: power play, 30-160, 18.8%; penalty kill, 38189, 79.9%
Scorers: Dylan Scriver 18, Nicholas Rubino 16, Trevor Neumann 14
Goaltending: Chase Grsic, 1 shu, 3.15 GAA, .917 Sv%; Noah Fortuna, 2 shu, 2.84 GAA, .918 Sv%
Last week: loss, at Niagara Falls, 5-3; loss, home to Caledonia, 5-2
Upcoming: Wednesday, at Buffalo; Thursday, home to Hamilton
PELHAM PANTHERS
Record: 14-20-0-2, .417
Streak: 1 loss
Offence/defence: GF, 81, 140
Special teams: power play, 17174, 9.8%; penalty kill, 39-182, 78.8%
Scorers: Wyatt Thole 15, Hunter Godmere 13, Devin Sanders 9
Goaltending: Nick McGowan, 1 shu, 3.34 GAA, .906 Sv%; Tiago Rocha, 4.16 GAA, .889
Last week: win, home to Buffalo, 4-2
Upcoming: last night, home to St. Catharines; Friday, home to Welland; Sunday, at Welland
FORT ERIE METEORS
Record: 7-24-0-5, .284
Streak: 1 win
Offence/defence: GF, 94;
GA, 163
Special teams: power play, 27-204, 13.2%; penalty kill, 35184, 81%
Scorers: Anthony Gigliotti 10, Marco Lariccia, Riley Sutherland, 8 each; Drew Passero, Nathan Reichel, 6 each
Goaltending: Dalton McBride, 1 shu, 4.58 GAA, .887 Sv%; Jacob Hearne, 3.56 GAA, .909 Sv%
Last week: win, home to Welland, 4-2; loss, at St. Catharines
Upcoming: Saturday, home to Caledonia; Saturday, Jan. 25, home to Niagara Falls
BUFFALO
REGALS
Record: 7-26-2-3, .250
Streak: 9 losses
Offence/defence: GF, 96;
GA, 164
Special teams: power play, 26-210, 12.4%; penalty kill, 32161, 80.1%
Scorers: Hunter Litman 8,
Brandon Krawczyk, Ryan Messing, 7 each; Cameron Clark, Jeremy Ienco, 5 each
Goaltending: Jagger Maving, 3.69 GAA, .909 Sv%; Kyle Karoleski, 1 shu, 4.69 GAA, .871 Sv%
Last week: loss. at Hamilton, 4-3 OT; loss, at Pelham, 4-2; loss, home to Niagara Falls, 5-2
Upcoming: Wednesday, home to Thorold; Saturday, Jan. 25, at Caledonia
WELLAND
JR. CANADIANS
Record: 4-28-3-1, .167
Streak: 15 losses
Offence/defence: GF, 81; GA, 175
Special teams: power play, 22-145, 15.2%; penalty kill, 35162, 78.4%
Scorers: Josh Di Francesco 9. Jarome Myers 8, Chase Johnson 5
Goaltending: Nicholas Kidd, 4.62 GAA, .898 Sv%; Josh Rosenzweig, 5.08 GAA, .890 Sv%
Last week: loss, home to St. Catharines, 2-0; loss, at Fort Erie, 4-2
Upcoming: Friday, at Pelham; Sunday, home to Pelham.