BOYS HOCKEY
We round up top performers from the past week’s boys hockey games and look ahead to next week.
FINE PERFORMANCES
Carter Ellis, New Canaan: Scored twice in the Rams’ 5-1 win over Northwest Catholic.
Sam Erickson, Darien: Scored three goals in a 5-2 win over Notre Dame-West Haven.
Dante Esposito, JBWA: Six assists in an 8-1 win over Masuk.
Adam Kliczewski, Newtown: Captain scored the game-winner in a 5-3 victory over Northeastern, the Nighthawks’ first win of the year.
Ivan Kovalev, Greenwich: Scored in overtime to beat Darien 3-2.
James Pisciotta, Fairfield: Scored two goals in a 7-3 win over Immaculate.
Nick Piselli, Notre DameFairfield: Made 53 saves in a 3-3 tie with Fairfield Prep; stopped 41 shots in a 6-1 win over St. Dominic (Maine) in the Lancer Beanpot consolation.
Jeffrey Reda, Trinity Catholic: Credited with 77 saves in a 4-0 loss to Sheehan.
Victor Sarrazin, Staples: Had a hat trick in a 5-3 win over JBWA.
GAMES TO WATCH
Notre Dame-Fairfield at Simsbury (ISCC), Wednesday, 3:40 p.m.: The cavalry is just on the other side of the hill for the Lancers, adding a forward line’s worth of depth for the second half after this game.
Fairfield Prep at Darien (Darien Ice House), Saturday, 3:50 p.m.: Over the past six seasons, including a split of two state finals, they’ve played 14 times (Darien, 9-5); 10 of those games were decided by one or two goals (Darien, 7-3). Two top programs go at it again here with at least one more meeting to go (Feb. 5 at Wonderland).
New Canaan at Simsbury (ISCC), Saturday, 6:20 p.m.: While New Canaan has gotten a little roll going, Simsbury has been competitive against some top teams and won the games it needed to win. This week could be a good test for the Trojans.