Now make it 6 in a row . . .

Hanover scored four unanswered goals in the final period to defeat Trinity by a score of 6-3.  The Marauders came back from one goal deficits three times before finally taking the lead early in the third.  Seth Stadheim and Ben Acker both had a pair of goals, with Jonathan Goff and Jin Kim completing the scoring.

Trinity took advantage of a turnover in the Hanover zone to get the puck to a wide open player in the high slot for a quick wrist shot.  Hanover knotted the game at one as they moved the puck around nicely on the power play.  Acker skated in from the half wall towards the goal before sending the puck through the middle to Stadheim, who had snuck in from the right point to take a shot from the circle.  Trinity retook the lead two minutes later when what looked like a harmless shot from outside the blueline took a strange hop in front of the crease and bounced over Luke Ratliff's left pad.

Ratliff, who was under the weather, was replaced by Mike Stinson to start the second period.  Stinson made several key saves to keep the game within reach.  Midway through the period Stadheim collected his second powerplay goal, in a similar fashion to his first to tie the score at 2-2.  Kim at the point passed to Acker on the half wall and he moved in towards the goal.  This time Acker took a shot, the goalie kicked out the rebound, and Stadheim, who had moved in from the point, knocked home the rebound.  Trinity retook the lead near the end of the period on a very pretty play.  The Pioneer defender moved in from the point and took a shot that was wide of the goal but directly onto the stick of his linemate waiting at the far side of the net for a perfect deflection.

The Marauders entered the third period down by one, but quickly turned the game around.  Goff scored a highlight reel goal as he took the puck from his own blueline, skated through the neutral zone before splitting the defense and deftly deking the Pioneer goalie.  On the very next play Hanover took the lead for good.  Kim won a battle behind the Trinity net, fed Jake Acker in the left circle, and he found his brother at the side of the net for a tip in.  Ben Acker scored his second goal, and Hanover's fifth when he moved the puck in from the point and slid a one-handed backhand through the goalie's legs.  Kim completed the scoring by stealing a breakout pass and snapping a shot through the five hole.

Hanover's victory kept the team tied for the final playoff spot with Londonderry, but Londonderry has the edge as a result of their victory earlier in the season in head to head play.