Birmingham @ Central Indiana

Welcome to the first game of the preseason. We are here in Central Indiana, and it looks like a good night for hockey as the teams take the ice. My prediction, Central Indiana's balanced attack will shut down Birmingham's minimal defense in a low scoring game 3-1.

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BIR-3
CI-2

1-2-3-O-S1-S2-S3
BIR-1-0-2-X-X-X-X
CI- 0-1-1-X-X-X-X

1st Period

20:00 Birmingham wins opening face-off

15:12 Glove save by John Grahame (BIR #47) and it's a 'beaut

15:05 Puck frozen by Markkanen (CI #30)

15:03 Central Indiana wins face-off in their own zone

14:04 Markkanen stops Rucinsky (BIR #26) breakaway

13:14 Central Indiana goes off sides

13:13 Birmingham wins face-off

12:54 Birmingham goes off sides

12:51 Birmingham wins face-off

08:34 Grahame freezes the puck

07:45 Grahame freezes the puck after a flurry of saves (He's on fire tonight)

07:42 Birmingham wins face-off in their own zone

04:34 Perreault (BIR #94) Scores an unassisted goal, bottom right corner wrist shot, after dangling Peter Forsberg (CI #21)

04:31 Birmingham wins face-off at center ice

04:11 Birmingham goes off sides

04:08 Birmingham wins face-off

02:46 Markkanen freezes the puck

02:43 Central Indiana wins the face-off

Intermission

2nd Period

20:oo Birmingham wins face-off at center ice

17:47 Hamel (CI #14) scores from Barnes (CI #14?) going coast to coast the scoring through a screen of Birmingham defendeders

17:46 Central Indiana wins face-off at center ice

16:48 Birmingham goes off sides

16:45 Birmingham wins face-off

04:01 Dempsey (BIR #29) called 2:00 for tripping

02:27 Garahame freezes puck

Intermission

3rd Period

20:00 Birmingham wins face-off

19:27 Markkanen stops Cajanek (BIR #26) breakaway and freezes the puck

19:26 Central Indiana wins face-off

18:17 Forsberg (CI #21) scores, unassisted off of a rebound

18:16 Central Indiana wins face-off

16:29 Markkanen freezes the puck

12:52 Lehoux (BIR #47) scores a one-timer from Willis (BIR #17)

12:49 Central Indiana wins the face-off

12:27 Central Indiana ices the puck

12:26 Central Indiana wins the face-off in their own zone

10:49 Markkanen freezes the puck

08:13 Hill (BIR #6) called 2:00 for tripping

03:23 Leclerc (BIR #27) scores from Kasparaitis (BIR #6) and Grahame

03:20 Central Indiana wins face-off

01:00 Markkanen is pulled

00:29 Grahame freezes puck

00:26 Birmingham wins face-off in their own zone

Game Over

Three Stars

*** #21 Peter Forsberg (1 goal)

** #94 Yannic Perreault (1 goal)

* #27 Mike Leclerc (1 goal)