One for the good guys, @ Central 2/7/15

Hanover Marauders rode a pair of three goal performances to a decisive 6-2 decision over Manchester Central at JKF Arena.  Seth Stadheim and Ben Acker collected hat tricks as Hanover's offense was able to finally get their offense out of low gear.  Luke Ratliff was solid in goal, keeping Central off the score sheet for the entire second, and most of the third period.  

The Marauders opened the scoring on a Stadheim backhander from the slot, after Gavin Ratliff fed him the puck from the corner.  Parker Thurston earned an assist on the goal.  Central knotted the game at one when a shot from in close bounced off Ratliff's shoulder and slowly rolled over the goal line.

Hanover took the lead for good in the middle period.  Jonathan Goff and Gus Lyons battled in the corners, with Lyons eventually able to bring the puck to the crease.  Lyons lost the puck as he received a high stick to the head, but Stadheim was there to lift another backhander into the goal.  Ben Acker doubled the lead on a one timer from the front, after Jin Kim won the puck along the boards.

The third period belonged to the Marauders, who dominated the play and converted three times.  Ben Acker connected on perhaps the prettiest goal of the game.  Kim won the contest against three Central players, and fed Jake Acker behind the net.  The younger Acker baited the Central defender, which left his brother wide open in the high slot.  A few minutes later Stadheim earned a hat trick by knocking in the rebound of his own shot.  Acker followed with a power play goal for his third of the game, rifling a shot from just outside the circle over the Central goalie's glove, with Kim earning a third assist.  Central got one back in the final minutes, but it was too little too late as Hanover skated away with the victory.