ADELAIDE – Dominik Gabaj scored a hat trick and Francis Drolet found the back of the net twice as the Newcastle Northstars demolished the Adelaide Adrenaline 8-2 at the IceArenA on Sunday afternoon.
The first goal for Gabaj was scored at 0:19 of the first period, with Tomas Landa and Richard Tesarik picking up the assists. The second goal for Gabaj was scored at 14:11 of the second period, with Hamish Powell and Richard Tesarik picking up the assists. Gabaj scored his third goal, a power play goal, at 5:28 of the second period, with Ondrej Smach and Francis Drolet picking up the assists.
Drolet scored his first goal at 6:20 of the first period, with Ondrej Smach and Sammy Banga picking up the assists. Drolet’s second goal came at 6:39 of the third period, with Sammy Banga and Ondrej Smach picking up the assists.
Tesarik’s first goal came at 9:04 of the third period, with Dominik Gabaj and Ondrej Smach picking up the assists. Tesarik’s second goal came at 3:55 of the third period, with Tomas Landa and Liam Manwarring picking up the assists.
Sammy Banga scored one goal and two assists for three points. Ondrej Smach got four assists for four points, and Tomas Landa got three assists for three points.
The Adrenaline scored both of their goals at the start of the third period. Ales Kratoska scored at 13:05, assisted by Harley Anderson. Steve Best followed with a power play goal at 10:35, with Josef Rezek getting the assist.
Charlie Smart was the winning goalie for Newcastle Northstars, making 21 saves on 23 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.913. Jesse Gordichuk was the losing goalie for Adelaide Adrenaline, making 35 saves on 43 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.814. Gordichuk left the game at 16:05 of the 3rd period. Glen Forbes-White went into the net for the Adrenaline, making 1 save on 1 shots, for a Save Percentage of 1.000.