Aces Beat Whack-a-Mole 4-2 to get back to 500

It was the Aces 3rd win of the season and their 2nd win in their 'away grays'. And it was a big win against hated rival Whack-a-Mole.

The Moles whacked first to take a 1-0 lead, but Kevin Smith (Warn, Bleck) quickly put the puck in the net to tie it.

In the second period Aces team captain Darren Jones (Smith, Gianetti) fired at the whack-a-mole goalie several times before finally driving it home. The whack-a-mole defense was pronounced MIA for a full 13 seconds during the play. The Aces defense played nasty, scrappy, Flying Ace hockey.


In the third Ryan Warn (Smith) scored what would prove to be the game winner. The Moles whacked back late in the game to keep it interesting, but a Kevin Smith's (Warn) empty netter closed the door for good.
First Star honors went to Ryan Warn. Nick Minarik and Kevin Smith were both in the running. There was much debate over who got the assists on the Jones goal, but assistant captain Ryan Bleck googled the answer at 1:45 AM the following morning and entered the stats. For those interested, here is what he found:

Special cases

If a player scores off of a rebound given up by a goaltender, assists are still awarded, as long as there is no re-possession by that goaltender, meaning he or she did not have complete control of the puck.


Great game Aces. We beat Whack-a-Mole!
-Bleck #19