London Knights deliver top road performance of season in Erie victory
Ryan Pyette
Updated: February 17, 2019
This eight felt great.
“We’ve been getting our chances,” assistant coach Dylan Hunter said. “We just haven’t been putting them in the net or making good reads on 2-on-1s. Good to see the boys, when they get those chances, burying it.”
It’s rare to see a penalty shot awarded two minutes into a first period.
But Kevin Hancock got one and made good on it. Alex Formenton added a power-play marker 53 seconds later and the rout was in progress.
“It was a nice move by (Hancock),” Hunter said.
Cole Tymkin, back from a five-game suspension, scored his 20th goal in the second and it stood up as the winner. The veteran winger had 10 career tallies heading into this season.
“He has that calming effect on the team,” Hunter said. “He slots in well anywhere in the top six and he’s a good presence in front of the net. He can really make those little plays and he works well with Hancock.“He put the work in, even when he was suspended, and he was ready.”
They did score on three of five power-play chances in the two-game set with Erie – a major relief heading into the home stretch. If their work with the man advantage heats up, they may threaten to put up more eight spots down the stretch.
“With getting Formenton back, it looks like we’re starting to get in the swing of things,” Hunter said. “You start with your set plays, and then you start feeling it when it’s rolling more organically with guys switching spots. These last two games, we showed steps forward.”
London Knights deliver top road performance of season in Erie victory
