CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity ice hockey team returns home and plays Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS on Wednesday, January 31 at 6:45 p.m. in their Senior Night game.
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Heading out to Warinanco Park for tonight’s Johnson varsity ice hockey senior night.
I’m here at Warinanco Park, ready for the game.
A Senior Night ceremony will come before the action tonight.
We are officially underway.
Not much action between the two teams early on. Scoreless with 8:45 left in the first period.
Johnson heading to the penalty kill at 9:56 of the first period. Dan Zatko called for the penalty.
Johnson kills off the penalty and we’re back at even strength.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood strikes off the face off to take a 1-0 lead at 13:19 of the first period.
SOG in the first period: SPF 13, ALJ 8
Jonny Scheer with the lone goal for SPF.
Second period underway.
Nick Galati ties the game 19 seconds into a power play at 5:37 of the second period. SPF and ALJ are tied 1-1.
Johnson has been skating hard and really making SPF work.
Johnson heading back on the power play at 9:19 of the second period.
Not much there, teams are back to even strength.
Johnson going on the penalty kill with 2:38 left in the second period.
Will White strikes on the power play to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead at 13:12 of the second period.
Tyler Mekovetz comes very close to tying it, shot went a bit high.
Johnson heading back on the power play with 27 seconds left in the second period.
Johnson trails Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2-1 after the second period, will have 1:32 of power play to start the third period.
SOG in the second period: SPF 12, ALJ 12
Third period underway.
Johnson still trails 2-1 with 5:40 left in the third period.
Johnson going on a crucial power play with 3:49 left in the third period. Their chance to tie the game.
Tyler Mekovetz ties it on the power play with 2:42 left, but SPF responds 18 seconds later to retake the lead, 3-2.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood gets the ENG and wins 4-2.