Scampoli’s Effort Not Enough in 6-4 Loss to Jersey

Despite a four-point night from defenseman Andrew Scampoli, the Brooklyn Aces were unable to defeat EPHL leading goal scorer Tom Boudreau and the New Jersey Rockhoppers, falling 6-4 at the Codey Arena yesterday.

Boudreau led off the scoring at 7:41 of the first and the score stayed that way into the second period when Matt Puntureri tallied at 3:21 to make it a 2-0 game.

That’s when Brooklyn began to rally together, as Scampoli scored at 10:09 to cut the lead in half. However, New Jersey was a step ahead, getting a goals from J.P. Pauly and Boudreau over the next four minutes to give themselves a 4-1 lead going into the third.

Again Brooklyn fought back, getting goals from “Super” B.J. Kuper and Scampoli at 5:20 and 5:32, cutting the New Jersey lead to 4-3 with 14:28 left to play. Yogi Berra must have been in attendance for the game, because it was Deja-vu all over again., as the Aces attempted a comeback was spoiled by the Rockhoppers for a second time.

In a span of 31 seconds, New Jersey got goals from Rich Jondo and Anthony Becker at 11:26 and 11:57, making it a three goal game. Mike Christensen scored his team leading 31st goal for Brooklyn at 16:15 with the man advantage, but it wasn’t enough, as the Aces would be kept scoreless by Jersey goaltender Nick Niedert [44 saves] the rest of the way in an eventual 6-4 loss.

Notes-

Aces forwards Joe Pelle and Mike Thomson were not in the lineup.

Aces captain Rob Miller and fellow D-man Doug Hoffman had two assists apiece.

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 35 saves on 41 shots.

Brooklyn went one for four on the powerplay.

Attendance for the game was 741.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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