PERTH – Louick Marcotte found the back of the net five times and Kieren Webster scored two goals as the Perth Thunder blew away the Melbourne Ice 9-3 at the Perth Ice Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Marcotte’s first goal came at 12:26 of the first period, with Robert Haselhurst and Kieren Webster picking up the assists. The second goal scored by Marcotte came at 14:26 of the second period, with Kieren Webster and Keven Veilleux picking up the assists. Marcotte scored his third goal, a short handed goal, at 6:37 of the second period, with Robert Haselhurst and Keven Veilleux picking up the assists. The fourth Marcotte goal was scored at 19:29 of the third period, with Robert Haselhurst and Kieren Webster picking up the assists. Marcotte scored his fifth goal at 4:27 of the third period, with Jason Mcmahon and Jordan Kyros picking up the assists.
The first goal for Webster was scored at 6:37 of the first period, with Louick Marcotte and Alastair Punler picking up the assists. Webster’s second goal came at 15:00 of the third period, with Louick Marcotte and Keven Veilleux picking up the assists.
Benjamin Breault scored the game winning goal at 0:34 of the 1st, assisted by Kieren Webster and Louick Marcotte.
Keven Veilleux scored one goal and three assists for four points, Robert Haselhurst got three assists for three points, and Alastair Punler got two assists for two points.
Nico Viksten was the winning goalie for Perth Thunder, making 27 saves on 29 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.931. Viksten left the game at 12:24 of the 3rd period. Evan Bowater was the backup goalie for Perth Thunder, making 8 saves on 9 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.889. Thomas Munro was the losing goalie for Melbourne Ice, making 34 saves on 43 shots, for a Save Percentage of 0.791.