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Something has to give at the Fort Erie Leisureplex on Saturday, October 3, as the unbeaten Meteors host the unbeaten Cambridge Redhawks, with puck drop at 7:00 p.m.
Quick Hits
- The Meteors are a perfect 6-0-0-0, outscoring opponents 34-19 and winning both home dates, and they sit third in the Eastern Conference with 12 points.
- Tate Donald is leading the charge with 11 points (4G, 7A) and two game-winners, and Dylan Greenwald paces the team with six goals, three on the power play.
- Donald played hero in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win at Ayr, ending it at 5:19 of overtime to cap a three-point night (1G, 2A).
- Zack Forwell (1G, 2A), Gavin Vamplew (1G, 1A) and Colton Cribari (1G, 1A) each had multiple points in Ayr, Greenwald and Espen Escasa also scored, and Fort Erie fired 42 shots to Ayr's 29.
- Rafael Tremblay went the distance in Ayr, turning aside 24 of 29 shots over 65:19 to earn the win.
- The defending Sutherland Cup champion Redhawks arrive at 7-0-0-0 and second in the East with 14 points, carrying the GOHL's top power play (38.9%), top penalty kill (94.7%) and best goal differential (+32).
- Nathan Gaitens led an 11-4 rout in Pelham on Friday with four points (2G, 2A), including the game-winner, while Jack D'Arcy and Braden Reilly each had four assists.
- Tyler Graham added two goals and an assist, and Ryker Young, Reid Gammage, Gavin Martin, Luke Saramak, Jack Havers, Sam Savery and Callan Newton also scored as Cambridge went 3-for-8 on the power play and outshot Pelham 48-36.
- Aidan Hill went the distance for Cambridge, stopping 32 of 36 shots.
- Gammage leads the Redhawks with 17 points (7G, 10A), followed by D'Arcy (1G, 13A, 14 PTS) and Graham (7G, 6A, 13 PTS).
- Saturday is the second half of a back-to-back for Cambridge, and Fort Erie went 3-1-0-0 against the Redhawks last season and is 4-3-1-0 against them over the last five seasons.
The Meteors hit the road Thursday, October 8, for a rematch with the Ayr Centennials at North Dumfries C.C., with puck drop at 7:00 p.m.
Quick Hits At Your Service is presented by ServiceMaster Restore.
