Two very unfortunate goals doomed the Trojans in the 2nd period here at Anaheim Ice, as the UW Huskies have taken a 2-0 lead here with 20 minutes to go in Game 2 of our Pac-8 Championship rematch. Stefan Sobiek and Daniel Carson scored to put the Huskies ahead.
Both teams again came out very physical, and USC was finally awarded their first power play 3 minutes into the period, but the Huskies turned it towards their favor, when Sobiek poked it away from a Trojan defender and went untouched on a breakaway on Freshman goalie Alex Caravaggio. Caravaggio gave it all he had, but to no avail as Sobiek put it past him to power UW to a 1-0 lead. Both teams played back and forth through the middle of the period, but penalty trouble slowed down the Trojan attack yet again, and the Huskies took advantage of yet ANOTHER 5-3, when Carson tipped a Sobiek shot past Caravaggio to send USC to the locker room down 2-0.
As my color man, Alex Hite, said, "A two goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey". USC needs to come out in the 3rd period madder and faster than they have so far this weekend. They need to take control of the game and swing the momentum in their favor, starting with a quick goal to start the period. Defensively, they have done better controlling the breakout and not giving the puck right to the Husky defensemen. However, they still need to control the front of the net and stop UW from getting any second chances on Caravaggio rebounds.
I'll be back after the game with a full postgame recap and analysis.
James
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