MELBOURNE – Jamie Bourke scored two goals and Brendan McDowell tallied three points as the Melbourne Mustangs smashed the Melbourne Ice 7-0 at the O’Brien Group Arena on Friday evening.
Bourke scored his first goal at 13:43 of the first period, with Brendan McDowell and Troy Robertson picking up the assists. Bourke scored his second goal at 6:07 of the first period, with Brendan McDowell and Troy Robertson picking up the assists.
Brendan McDowell scored one goal and two assists for three points, and Vadim Virjassov scored one goal and one assist for two points. Nikita Kolesnikovs scored one goal and one assist for two points, and Troy Robertson got two assists for two points.
Aleksi Toivonen was the winning goalie for Melbourne Mustangs, making 17 saves on 17 shots, for a Save Percentage of 1.000. Jaden Pine-Murphy was the losing goalie for Melbourne Ice, making 3 saves on 7 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.429. Pine-Murphy left the game at 11:45 of the first period. Michael James was the backup goalie for Melbourne Ice, making 9 saves on 12 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.750.