What a difference a goalie makes!  In our second consecutive game versus Team Beer we had a short bench, but just enough to rally a come-from-behind win to get us into the playoffs.

We had 9 skaters so we rotated three D trying to focus on offence.  Having just played us last week, Team Beer was quick to key on Dave (even going so far as to ask if he was playing while we were still getting dressed before the game).  The result was a scoreless first period with both teams getting a few quality shots. 

The first goal of the game was ours and it came as the result of a power play in the second period.  Our ringer combo of Baldwin to Christin provided the fireworks at 14:03.  We held on to the lead as long as we could.  But with just 10 seconds left we couldn't clear the puck and blind-passed right to their player waiting at the face off dot.  He burried the gift to tie the game.

Before the 3rd period started John was able to unexpectedly show up and give us two full lines and some fresh legs.  At first it didn't help as Team Beer took the lead at 16:24 when we, again, couldn't clear the puck and gave then 5 or 6 good whacks at Lou.  With our playoff hopes dwindling, Tim took charge and he was able to perfectly feed Dave cutting across the goal.  Dave was then tripped, but still managed to score while falling down.  Time of goal: 9:36.  Then our real ringer took over: Baldwin took a spinning pass from John and flicked the puck off the post and into the net at 7:31 for the evental game-winner.  Team Beer then helped our cause by getting a two penalties at 6:01 to eat three minutes off the clock.  They pulled they goalie (while we were in their zone?) but we were able to hold them off.

We outshot them 21 to 17.  They had five penalties to our two, and we scored one PP goal.  This win should put us into the playoffs at either 5th or 6th place, depending on how (current) 6th place Ice Hawks did against 1st place Albondigas.

Scoring:

Player	G	A	Pts
Baldwin	1	1	2
Christin	1	0	1
D.Diggs	1	0	1
Tim	0	1	1
John	0	1	1

Another team duck, but kudos to John for making it and to Baldwin for his two-point, gaming-winning-goal-scoring ringerfest.