It did not look like a good start. With only 33 seconds into the opening frame, Henri
Ikonen picked up his 7th goal of the season after he banked in a sharp angle
shot off of Jonathan Duchesne’s skate in front of the net. That was Ikonen’s 14th career point against
the 67’s in 10 games.
Hoping to avoid a repeat of their 7-4 loss earlier this
month when the Frontenacs also got off to a quick lead, the 67’s regrouped and
fought harder in the last half of the first period. Their hard work paid off
and forced the Frontenacs to take penalties.
The 67’s went 0-4 on the powerplay, but the extra man-advantage
gave them a lot more momentum leading to more scoring chances. The 67’s outshot the Fronts 10-4 in the first
20 minutes but were unable to solve backup goaltender Lucas Peressini in the
Kingston net.