The Kingston Ice Wolves set the tone early and weathered a storm of penalties to secure a decisive 5-1 victory over the Ridley Tigers. The home side opened the scoring just 1:44 into the contest when Ella Mulder, assisted by Karinne Jarmin and Claire Chambers, found the back of the net. The Ice Wolves doubled their lead later in the period on an even-strength goal from Ava Vrana, with Rio Pierre and Ashlea Whyte picking up the helpers, a goal that would stand as the game-winner. Despite taking two first-period penalties, including a Too Many Players call on Caitlyn Wimmer and a Head Contact minor on Samantha Keil, the Ice Wolves' defense and goaltender Claire Scott held firm, turning away all six shots she faced in the opening frame.
The middle period was a parade to the penalty box, with four minors called, two per side. The Ice Wolves' Ava Telfer and Karinne Jarmin were whistled for Cross Checking, while Quinn McFarlane took a Roughing penalty that was matched by the Tigers' Vera Mae Camel. Ridley's Abigail Dingwell also sat for Interference. Through the special teams chaos, both goalies stood tall. Kingston's Claire Scott remained perfect, and Ridley's Grier Cooper was brilliant, making several key saves to keep her team within striking distance despite being outshot 22-15 through two periods.
The third period unraveled for the Ice Wolves from a discipline standpoint, but their offense sealed the deal. After a Penalty Shot goal by Rio Pierre extended the lead to 3-0, the penalties began to mount. Kingston took five minors in the final frame, including a major and game misconduct for Body Checking by Peyton Borton, which resulted in a suspension. Amidst the chaos, Kaylynn Fisher scored for Kingston, assisted by Jocelyn Osborn and Caitlyn Wimmer. The Tigers finally broke Scott's shutout bid with just over a minute to play when Jeevin khehra scored, assisted by Vera Mae Camel. Jocelyn Osborn would add an empty-netter in the final seconds, assisted by Wimmer, to cap the scoring. Despite a furious 15-shot third period from Ridley, Claire Scott was nearly flawless, finishing with 29 saves for the win, while Grier Cooper made 30 stops in a valiant losing effort for the Tigers.
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