PUCK'N A 9, LIGHTNING 1
Box Score | Game Recap


1st 2nd 3rd Final Shots on Goal
Lightning 1 0 0 1 10
Puck'n A 4 1 4 9 38

First Period
Scoring: 1, 12:32 Puck'n A, Bob Cushman 8 (Juan Castillo)
         2,  6:46 Lightning, #27 (unassisted)
         3,  4:47 Puck'n A, Mark Vis 3 (Tom Bondur, Bob Hunter)
         4,  1:05 Puck'n A, Scott Gehring 8 (Tim Tessin, Chuck Gehring)
         5,  0:26 Puck'n A, Bob Cushman 9 (unassisted)

Penalties:
        13:00 Puck'n A, Chris McGrew 2:00 Highsticking
        13:00 Lightning, #88 2:00 Highsticking
         5:46 Lightning, #22 2:00 Roughing
         0:26 Lightning, #88 2:00 Highsticking (goal scored on delay)
Second Period 
Scoring: 6, 0:12 Puck'n A, Tom Bondur 4 (unassisted)

Penalties:
        12:50 Puck'n A, Chris McGrew 2:00 Roughing
         5:31 Lightning, #77 2:00 Roughing
Third Period 
Scoring: 7, 15:40 Puck'n A, Chuck Gehring 7 (Bob Cushman)
         8, 13:20 Puck'n A, Mitch Wright 10 (Chris McGrew)
         9, 10:45 Puck'n A, Tom Bondur 5 (Mitch Wright)
        10,  4:37 Puck'n A, Mitch Wright 11 (Bob Hunter)

Penalties: 
        8:28 Puck'n A, Scott Gehring 2:00 Roughing
        5:51 Lightning, #13 2:00 Tripping
Game Statistics 
Number Name             G  A  Pts PIM
------ ---------------- -  -  --- ---
   4   Bob Cushman      2  1   3   0
  13   Juan Castillo    0  1   1   0
  14   Mitch Wright     2  1   3   0
  16   Scott Gehring    1  0   1   2
  17   Mark Vis         1  0   1   0
  18   Bob Hunter       0  2   2   0
  20   Tim Tessin       0  1   1   0
  55   Chris McGrew     0  1   1   4
  72   Tom Bondur       2  1   3   0
  86   Chuck Gehring    1  1   2   0
Recap

Puck'n A steals thunder from the Lightning
Captures 4th seed for playoffs

Oakland, CA -- Three different players scored 2 goals and every member of the team earned at least one point in a 9-1 victory over the Lightning. The Puck'n A needed a win or a tie to take the 4th seed for the upcoming playoffs away from Jimmy and the Fly Boys. They ended the regular season with a 6-3-0 record and a 4 game win streak.

Bob Cushman opened the scoring at 12:32 of the first period knocking in his 8th goal of the season on a perfect pass from Juan Castillo. The Lightning tied the score six minutes later, but it didn't take long for the Puck'n A to grab the lead back. Mark Vis scored his 3rd of the season and it was all Puck'n A after that.

The second period was rather quiet as Tom Bondur scored one of his pair for the evening giving the Puck'n A a 5-1 lead heading into the final period. The Lightning just didn't have the bench to keep up. They played with only five players and were clearly wearing down.

Chuck Gehring scored his 7th of the season -- to lead defenseman -- only a minute and a half into the third period. Mitch Wright netted his pair in the third, his final being on the power play with a little over four minutes remaining.