Chalk up number eight

Notre Dame managed a goal tonight, but it was more or less the same story as Tuesday with the Klippers winning 3-1 to extend their winning streak to eight games.

Braeden Adamyk scored twice in the first period, both on feeds from Johnny Calkins, and that was all the Klippers would need. Andrew Dommett added a second-period marker on a picture perfect power play pass from Kurt Leedahl.

(Try saying that out loud 10 times)

Justin McDonald earned his first start since Dec. 15 and stopped 24 of 25 shots, including a few big ones, for his third win of the year.

Adamyk opened the scoring at 4:24 when he took a pass from Calkins in the high slot and ripped it past Russell Abbott (if you learn by hearing instead of seeing, you can just scroll down for Adamyk's description of his goals).

He put the Klippers ahead by two at 14:02 when Calkins sprang him on a partial breakaway and he fired a low shot that eventually got past Abbott. Adamyk had several chances for the natural hat trick later in the period but couldn't pull it off.

Jordon Hoffman, who had a great game, had a big opportunity late in the frame when his saucer pass went over Taylor Duzan's stick into the corner, but Duzan retrieved it along the boards and whipped a quick pass from inside the blueline to Hoffman in the slot. The move took both Hoffman and Abbott by surprise, and Hoffman had half the net available on his backhand but just missed it with his back to the net.

Dommett scored on a 5-on-3 at 10:17 of the second on a beautiful feed from Kurt Leedahl at the point. Leedahl sat on the puck for a few seconds, lulling the Hound defencemen into a false sense of security, then suddenly skated forward and laid a perfect pass onto Dommett's tape on the doorstep.

Todd Christian broke McDonald's shutout bid with 2:44 left in the second. On a 2-on-1, Christian waited until the last possible second to try the pass, which deflected past McDonald.

I thought Kurt Leedahl had a heck of a game tonight. He was excellent on the power play, made some good plays to keep pucks in and get them out, and that feed to set up Dommett's goal was as good as they come. I had planned on talking to Kurt after the game, but the call of nature had me occupied for a few minutes and then he had left.

I'm barely keeping my eyes open here, so I'm afraid this recap is going to be cut short.

Interviews:

Braeden Adamyk

Justin McDonald

Justin had a few family members make the drive for tonight's game, including his dad and grandfather, and he did not disappoint.

Rockie Zinger