Nathan Hudgin was all over the ice for the Stouffville Spirit, as he tallied one goal and two assists in Stouffville’s 3-1 win over the North York Rangers.
Hudgin beat Gianluca Baggetta with a shot 17:35 into the third period on the power play to make the score 2-1 Stouffville. Sam Hu assisted on the tally. Hudgin dished an assist on Hu’s goal that made the score 1-0 Stouffville at 3:30 into the first period. He added another helper on Alex Gilmour‘s goal that made the score 3-1 Stouffville at 19:44 into the third period.
The Spirit’s Aaron Taylor was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 27 saves and let only one puck past him. Taylor managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 3.08 prior to the game.
Stouffville’s offense rang up 33 shots on North York’s net.
Stouffville additionally got points from Hu, who also had one goal and one assist and Gilmour, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, Stouffville received assists from Ryan DaSilva, who had one.
The Rangers did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. North York averages 3.2 goals per game.
The Rangers were led by Nick Zanette, who scored the team’s only goal. Zanette scored on the power play 4:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. North York earned a power play opportunity when Spencer Roberts was put in the box for hooking. Ryan Takamatsupicked up the assist.
The Spirit incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. The Rangers’ Baggetta stopped 30 shots out of the 32 that he faced. North York incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.