Guildford Flames scored three goals in the opening period in Dundee, enough to beat the Starts by 3-1 on Saturday night and condemn the hosts to a zero-point weekend.
An early power play opportunity for the visitors allowed Guildford to open the scoring at 06:15. Quick passing by the Flames opened space on the left wing for Daniel Tedesco, who sent a wrist shot past Jarrett Fiske and make it 1-0.
Dundee looked to generate some much-needed offense in the Flames’ zone, however a takeaway on the blue line by Joshua Waller resulted in a three-on-one opportunity for Guildford. Ethan Strang received the pass, and quickly doubled the lead at 07:41 with a shot that beat the Stars’ netminder.
Matt Alvaro added to the visitors lead at 17:41, tipping a shot from the point by Mike Crocock past Fiske and sending Guildford into the first intermission with a 3-0 lead.
A scoreless second period saw the visitors maintain control throughout, forcing Jarrett Fiske to make some key saves to keep Dundee in the game.
The short-benched Stars team battled hard to get on the scoresheet, however the Flames used their speed to negate any high danger chances getting to Jake Kupsky’s net. The American netminder provided solid goaltending when required, sending Guildford into the second intermission up 3-0 after a period that took just 28 minutes to complete.
Jonathan McBean beating Jake Kupsky to break his shutout with 59 seconds to play was a brief moment of joy for the 1,777-strong home crowd, but the damage had been done the first and the Flames held on for the win.
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