The last time the Brooklyn Aces faced off with the Danbury Mad Hatters, the Aces skated away with a 1-0 win on the back of a 41-save effort of their goaltender, Eddie Neville. It was a game where Aces head coach Chris Firriolo was happy with the fact that his team come out with a victory, but upset that his team couldn’t come up with more offense.
This time around however, Firriolo shouldn’t have that problem.
Having Tony Resendes back in the lineup for the first time since Dec. 18 was a huge shot in the arm and it paid quick dividends, as the feisty forward scored the game-winning goal in overtime last night.
Offensive defenseman Andrew Scampoli, who arrived from Holland last night too late to play, will also be in the lineup tonight and will give the Aces’ defense a totally different look. When he originally left the team in November, Scampoli was tied for the league lead in points by a defenseman with eight and considering that alone, he should also provide the Aces offense and powerplay with a huge spark.
Things didn’t go exactly as planned for the Brooklyn Aces last night, but they held on for 60 minutes against a tough New Jersey Rockhoppers team and eventually came out victorious 5-4 after a Tony Resendes goal in overtime.
