Canadians Even with Bears in their Back-to-Back Face off

The Smith Falls Bears might have won the first game last weekend, but the Canadians were able to avenge that defeat in their subsequent game at Carleton Place, splitting the back-to-back face off against the Bears.

In the second game with the Bears last Sunday, the first goal was scored by Ryan Lowe from Carleton Place in the first period, but Eric Carlson from the bears quickly answered with a short-handed goal, evening the game 1-1.

Before the period ended, the Canadians reclaimed the lead when Donovan Gardiner scored a power play goal.

After that goal, the Bears almost made another equalizer, but their breakaway was disrupted by Carleton Place when Smith Falls Greg Magalhaes was pulled down. A penalty shot was given to Smith Falls, but Magalhaes failed to score against the Canadians Goalie, Scott Shackell.

In the second period, both teams were able to score against one another with powerplay goals. The first one was by Carleton Place. Rusty Hafner patiently waited for the encumbering crowd in front of the net to clear before shooting the goal. Four minutes later, Smith Falls Olivier Charette scored thanks to the assists by Trevor Packard and Matt Burns.

Both teams failed to score in the third period. In the fourth, the Bears had to pull their goalie in the last minute attempting to tie the game. They failed, giving the game to Carleton Place. The Bears were outshoot 34-28.

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