MELBOURNE – Adam Dauda scored a hat trick and Danick Gauthier scored two goals as the Sydney Bears defeated the Melbourne Mustangs 8-4 at the O’Brien Icehouse on Sunday afternoon.
The first goal for Dauda was scored at 13:43 of the first period, with Ryan Annesley picking up the assist. Dauda’s second goal came at 3:33 of the first period, with Danick Gauthier and Ryan Annesley picking up the assists. Dauda’s third goal, a power play goal, came at 9:53 of the third period, with assists going to Ryan Annesley and Danick Gauthier.
The first goal for Gauthier was scored at 5:09 of the first period, with Jake Ratcliffe and Ryan Annesley picking up the assists. Gauthier’s second goal, a power play goal, came at 1:23 of the third period, with Ryan Annesley picking up the assist.
Ryan Annesley ended the game with six assists for six points.
Michael Haynes scored the game winning goal at 2:28 of the 2nd, assisted by Alexander Wardlaw.
Alexander Wardlaw and Jake Ratcliffe scored one goal and one assist for two points each.
Thomas Flack scored his first goal for the Mustangs at 14:36 of the first period, with Parker Thomas and Jordan Owens picking up the assists. The second goal for Flack was scored at 4:37 of the first period, with Matthew Anderson and Damian Bright picking up the assists. The third goal for Flack, a power play goal, was scored at 0:01 of the second period, with Brendan McDowell and Michael McMahon picking up the assists.
Jordan Owens got two assists for two points.
Anthony Kimlin was the winning goalie for Sydney Bears, making 29 saves on 33 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.879. Kevin Nastiuk was the starting goalie for Melbourne Mustangs, making 4 saves on 7 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.571. Nastiuk left the game at the end of the first period. Jaden Pine-Murphy was the losing goalie for Melbourne Mustangs, making 18 saves on 23 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.783.