Bracco powers Rangers to impressive win
Posted Dec 12, 2015 06:57:01 AM.
Last Updated Mar 2, 2016 03:45:58 PM.
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It was a bit of a shock earlier this week when Jerey Bracco was left of the American World Junior squad. After last nights preformance, Kitchener Ranger fans will be happy to keep him in town.
Bracco had a four point night, scoring twice and adding a pair of assists, as the Kitchener Rangers (23-3-3-0) soundly defeated the Owen Sound Attack (11-12-4-2) by a score of 6-1.
Bracco’s impressive night made him one of four Rangers with multi-point games, as linemate Ryan MacInnis finished with three assists, and Mason Kohn and Miles Liberati each finished with a goal and an assist apiece.
In just his second start of the season Luke Richardson stood tall in net. He was once again cool and composed, stopping 39 of 40 Owen Sound shots he faced.
Michael McNiven was his counterpart at the other end of the ice and suffered the loss, allowing six goals on 33 shots.
The Rangers opened the scoring on a Liberati slap shot from the point at 4:31 of the first period, assisted by Kohn and Bracco. Just over ten minutes later, with a crowd in front of the Owen Sound goal, an initial Rangers shot on net deflected off both McNiven and Rangers centre Jacob Cascagnette before crossing the goal line. The goal was reviewed but the call on the ice as a good goal was quickly upheld and the Rangers took a 2-0 lead. Mark Bzowey and Nick McHugh picked up the assists on the goal at 14:45 which closed out the first period scoring.
The Rangers took a 3-0 lead when Bracco fed an open Kohn in the slot at 1:18 of the second period, with MacInnis picking up the second assist. David Miller found the back of the net for his third goal in four games just 2:15 later, giving the Rangers a 5-0 lead from Adam Mascherin and Elijah Roberts at 3:33.
Bracco picked up his third point of the night with his sixth goal of the season, giving the Rangers a 5-1 lead at 1:31 of the third period from Liberati and MacInnis. He would then tally his second goal and fourth point of the night at 11:39 from MacInnis and Doug Blaisdell to expand the Rangers lead to 6-1, which is how things would finish. Final shots were 40-33 in favour of the Attack.
The Rangers are back in action on Sunday, December 13th when they travel to Windsor to take on the Spitfires at 2:05pm. They wrap up their pre-holiday schedule on the road in London when they face the Knights on Wednesday, December 16th at 7pm, then host the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Friday, December 18th at 7:30pm.
