The Brantford Bulldogs made their way to Kingston to close out their holiday weekend with a Family Day matinee meeting at Slush Puppie Place against the Kingston Frontenacs in the final meeting of the season between the two East Division rivals.
The Bulldogs opened the game bombarding the goal of Gavin Betts, with a 6-0 edge in shots on goal in the first minute but following a tussle in front of the Bulldogs bench, found themselves shorthanded. On the Frontenacs second shot of the game, Maleek McGowan sent a drive from the top of the slot through a multi-man screen that Leenders never saw to give the hosts a 1-0 edge on the defenseman’s 12th of the season. After the Bulldogs went back to the penalty kill just over a minute after the goal, Cooper Dennis stole the puck just inside the Bulldogs blueline and raced ahead on a shorthanded breakaway. Faking forehand, Dennis got Betts to drop to the ice and turned backhand lifting the puck over the downed Kingston netminder for his 27th of the season at 8:54 to tie the game 1-1. At the end of the penalty kill Ryerson Leenders made a brilliant side door stop, jamming his shoulder to the post to keep the puck out and keep the game knotted at 1-1. The Bulldogs continued to pile up the shots in the opening frame led by 4 from the aforementioned Cooper Dennis but despite a 15-4 edge on the shot clock, the game hit the intermission tied.
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Story by Reed Duthie
