The Lockport Express are coming off a pair of wins over the Roc City Royals as they chase them for the final playoff spot in the Northeast Division. Lockport currently trails the Royals by 9 points, with two games in hand. This weekend, the Express will play a trio of games against the Syracuse Stampede at the Cornerstone Ice Arena in downtown Lockport.
The Stampede are coming off a weekend where they won two of three games against the Jersey Shore Wildcats. They won 3-1 in game one, 4-3 in game two, and lost 4-2 in the final matchup. The Stampede are currently in third place in the division.
Lockport’s Blake Bennett was given honors this week by the NA3HL when he was named the Star of the Week for the Northeast Division. Bennett had six points in two games against Roc City. Five of those points were goals. Goalie, Sam Fitzpatrick received an Honorable Mention for the week in the same award.
After dropping two games against Lockport, Roc City went on to defeat the Southern Tier Xpress in overtime 4-3 Sunday afternoon. They will host a pair of games against the Northeast Generals on Saturday and Sunday.
Northeast Division Standings (as of January 26, 2017)
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
OTL
|
SOL
|
Pts
|
Binghamton Junior Senators
|
36
|
34
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
69
|
Jersey Shore Wildcats
|
41
|
23
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
47
|
Syracuse Stampede
|
35
|
15
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
33
|
Roc City Royals
|
34
|
13
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
29
|
Lockport Express
|
32
|
10
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Skylands Kings
|
35
|
8
|
25
|
2
|
0
|
18
|
Scoring Leaders:
Lockport Express: Syracuse Stampede:
Andrew Logar 15G, 33A, 48pts Nate Walker 32G, 27A, 59pts
Blake Bennett 23G, 9A, 32pts Matt Allen 19G, 23A, 42pts
Luca Mazzo 8G, 17A, 25pts Oscar Lande 14G, 27A, 41pts
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