First Intermission

After a period of action there aren't a whole lot of surprises as the two squads battled to a 1-1 tie after the first 17 minutes.

The action remained back and forth with neither team dominating in the offensive zone as evidenced by the shots on goal totals (Memorial 8, Superior 7).

Penalties were a major point of emphasis for the Old Abes after yesterday's 3-1 victory over Janesville and they came back to haunt them again today as the lone Superior goal came on the power play.

Memorial coach Mike Schwengler made a much more concerted effort to get in his third and fourth lines tonight in the first period. By unofficial count I saw the third line of Curtis Deprey, Connor Moe and Alec Budzinski in for at least two shifts and the fourth line of Lukas Campbell, Will Fadness and Will Robertson once. Part of this strategy is due in part to Superior's use of three lines for a good portion of the period, while he may also be hoping to wear down a Superior team that went into overtime last night and is playing on less than 24 hours of rest.

It was good to see the top line get into the scoring early after being held without a goal last night while Ben Kincaid continues to be the most dangerous offensive weapon from the blue line in the playoffs by notching an assist tonight to go along with yesterday's tally.

-- Adam Parks