The Steinbach Pistons head to Virden for games 3 and 4 of the MJHL finals to face off against the Oil Capitals at Tundra Oil and Gas Arena.
The Pistons have shutout the Oil Capitals in back-to-back games beating them 4-0 in game one and 3-0 in game two. Ty Paisley continues to be on an offensive tear as he is currently on a 9-game point streak where he has 17 points (8 goals and 9 assists) over that span. Special teams have not had much offensive output for either team through two games as the Pistons have one powerplay goal and the Oil Capitals and 0 powerplay goals. Virden’s goalie tandem of Owen LaRocque and Eric Reid has continued to split time as LaRocque got the nod for game one and Reid for game two. Dominik Wasik has been playing great for the Pistons in net, as he has all postseason, as he posted shutouts in game one and two of the MJHL finals.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
PISTONS: PP 9/59 – 15.3% PK 44/49 – 89.8%
OIL CAPITALS: PP – 8/50 – 16.0% PK 43/48 – 89.6%
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pistons: Dominik Wasik
Dominik Wasik has been a rock the first two games of the MJHL finals. Wasik has back-to-back shutouts to start the season, stopping 28/28 shots in game one and 31/31 shots in game two. In the post season, Wasik is boasting a 0.923 SV% and a 2.29 GAA. Wasik has great vision, tracking shots from the point extremely well, smothering them while controlling rebounds efficiently. When called upon, Wasik will pull out the acrobatic stops, making some highlight reel saves.
Oil Capitals: Nolan Chastko
Nolan Chastko is currently second in MJHL scoring with 16 points (9 goals and 7 assists) in 15 games. Chastko (’05) is currently a rookie in the MJHL and looking like he will be a star in the league. Chastko plays a quick game where he generates offence with his speed and great vision. The Pistons have been able to keep him off the scoresheet so far but he is due to break through.