Over the past week, the Brooklyn Aces have proved they can play just as gritty as the Danbury Mad Hatters, despite being out-sized and out-manned.
This afternoon, they did it again, but it wasn’t pretty.
Both teams fought hard all game long, combining for 44 penalty minutes, but it was the Aces who ended up prevailing in a 3-1 win, thanks in part to a solid defensive effort, quality goaltending and of course, timely offense.
“Today, we were very consistent,” said Aces head coach Chris Firriolo. “We battled through a lot last night and showed a lot of character and to do what we did today was very impressive. We’re starting to gel and play better defense.”
Miro Recicar made his first appearance for Brooklyn since Dec. 6, after a stint with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL and dealing with an injured ankle afterwards. Shaky at the start, Recicar gave up an Igor Karlov tally at 4:59 that put Danbury ahead 1-0.
Mike Christensen has been absolutely on fire as of late, nailing down three four-point games over the past two weeks. Last night in Danbury, the slick two-way center was up to the same antics again,dealing out four assists and powering a 4-2 road win over the Mad Hatters on Friday that continues to prove that the Brooklyn Aces are the team to beat in the EPHL.
