Day 2 - A Rollercoaster Ride - Saturday, September 8th Recap

Magoo checks to see if his shot found the back of the net.

Day 2 of the Canadian Cowboys NHL 14 careers had many ups and downs for the team. Big winning streaks were followed by losing streaks. High scoring games were followed by shutouts. Let's take a look at what the Cowboys accomplished throughout yesterdays games:

Game 1: 5-2 WIN! Ben starts it all with a nice snipe. Reachs 10 careers goals and 30 career points. Magic gets confused and claps one into his own net. The Five Minute Majors hit the Cowboys 48 times and managed to injure Dusty Skater 5 separate times (mostly on interference hits). 5/11 on the PP
3 STARS: 2) Magic 1G 3A 12 Hits     1)Bumbai 3G 2A

Game 2: 2-1 WIN! Ben scores the 1st goal again and stays on fire (4Gs in 2 games).
3 STARS: 2) Magic 1G     1) Bumbai 1G 1A

Game 3: 3-0 WIN! Michael the Magic records his first NHL 14 Hat-Trick!
3 STARS: 2) Bumbai 3A    1) Magic 3G 8Hits

Game 4: 5-3 WIN! Michael the Magic records a 2nd straight Hat-Trick!!
3 STARS: 3)Magoo 1G 1A 12Hits   2)Dusty 4A (record)   1)Magic 3G  2A

4 Game Winning Streak!!! Bumbai with 4G 8A. Magic with 8G 5A.

Game 5: 1-0 LOSS. COOKES DEBUT!!! Dusty Skater wins his 1st fight. Magic suffers a broken jaw for 2nd straight game. Froggy Fresh with 5 big hits in his first career game.

Game 6: 4-3 WIN! Froggy Fresh gets 1st career goal and assist!
3 STARS: 2) Dusty 1G 2A   1) Magic 2G 1A 12Hits

Game 7: 2-1 LOSS. Bumbai sends player to hospital with hit from behind. 5 minute game misconduct. Canadian Cowboys manage 30 hits in the game. Bumbai 8 hits. Dusty 6 hits. Magic 8 hits.

Game 8: 4-1 LOSS. Froggy Fresh shows the toughness he adds to the Cowboys and stands up for Michael the Magic after he gets crushed. Wins his 1st NHL 14 fight. Froggy would later fight again and lose against a complete mangler, Bumbai would start at fight at the same time and get knocked out.

Game 9: 4-1 LOSS. Outshot opponents 31-15...

Canadian Cowboys lose 4 of last 5 games. Manage only 3 goals in 4 losses.

Game 10: 2-0 WIN! Veteran line of Magic, Skater and Bumbai dominate for the win. Nick takes over on defense and brings some much needed solid play.
3 STARS: 3) Bumbai 2A   2) Dusty 1G 1A   1) Magic 1G 1A 11Hits

Game 11: 3-0 WIN! Beanbag comes up big with 2 goals! 1 goal an absolute laser one-timer right under the bar. Canadian Cowboys at this point had a record of 18-9-2. Division 7. Rank 109.
3 STARS: 3) Bumbai 2A   2) Bean 2G   1) Magic 1G 1A

Game 12: 3-0 WIN! Ben and Nick both win fights that breakout at the same time! Outshot opponents 25-9 and maintained a passing percentage of 72%
3 STARS: 3) Bumbai 2A   2) Magic 2G   1) Dusty 1G 2A

Game 13: 2-1 WIN! Bumbai scores with just more than a minute left to win the game.
3 STARS: 2) Dusty 1G   1) Bumbai 1G 1A

4 game winning streak!!! Beanbags addition leads to 3 straight shutouts and only 1 goal allowed in 4 games. Bumbai with 1 G 7 A in 4 games. 

Game 14: 4-1 LOSS...

Game 15: 4-1 LOSS.. Bumbai hits 50 career points.

Game 16: 2-0 LOSS against Frenchies. Dusty wins fight with major uppercut punches. Outshot opponents 19-14 and a passing percentage of 62%.

Game 17: 3-1 LOSS.. 4 fights go down all at once!!! All Cowboys get owned except for Froggy Fresh.

Ugly 4 game losing streak... Cowboys fail to generate much offense with only 3 goals in 4 games.

Game 18: 1-0 PLAYOFF WIN! Froggy Fresh gets the Game Winning Goal.

Canadian Cowboys Record: 20-13-2   Division 6.