Pics defeat Kings to close out front half of season

The Pics made short work of the Kings on Friday, defeating them 5 - 1.

Matthew Tullo notched the first of this two goals just under 14 minutes into the game when he got the pass from Oliver Cookson, and one timed it past Mason Joseph. Andrii Levtuhov was credited with the secondary assist.

Matthew Tullo made it 2 - 0 when he went bar-down on Mason Joseph while on the power-play. Andrii Levthukov and Oliver Cookson were credited with the assists.

Nico Rodrigues was able to make it 3 - 0 when he got the redirect past Scott Barnikow. Brock Baumann and Ryan Moorhouse were credited with the assists.

Kings goaltender Joseph was shown the door in the waining minutes of the 2nd period, when he threw a punch at a Pics attacker, but was caught by a linesmen who referred the penalty to the referee who issued the game disqualification.

The Kings did spoil the shutout bid in the beginning of the 3rd period when Mike Macchioni was able to deposit the puck in the back of the net.

Brock Baumann netted his first goal as a Pics player this season when he was crashing down the wing and beat Barnikow glove side. Cookson and Tullo were credited with the assists.

Xavier Erickson was able to make it 5 - 1 when he got the give and go pass from Nicholas Lopes and got Barnikow going the othrer way. Matthew Kowal was credited with the secondary assist.

Matthew Jonas stopped 28 out of 29 shots for the win, and the Kings stopped a combined 47 shots for the loss.