Igor Orlov's 13 shots set the terms in a heavy 6s win

The problem in a game this physical is keeping the puck long enough to use it. The Boogeymen threw 48 hits and took 42, both unusually high totals. In that kind of game, the question is which side still gets its shots away.

The answer is on the shot line. The Boogeymen took 29 shots, an unusually high total, and allowed 13. They also had 716 seconds of attack time, again unusually high. Pass completion was 67.9%, a typical figure, so the extra shots did not come from cleaner passing; they came from more time with the puck.

Igor Orlov led the shooting. He took 13 shots, a career high in 6s. His 6s average as a forward is 5.8 over 38 games. He scored twice, added 2 assists, and threw 13 hits, big for him.

Raz also scored twice and threw 7 hits, big for him. A guest scored once.

Silky played defence, set a career high in 6s with 14 hits and added 3 assists. His goal streak ended at 19 games. Joey Flopfish, also on defence, picked up an assist, and his point streak now runs to 23 straight games.

The power play is the gap. It went 1 for 4. At the other end, Matteo Lehmann stopped 12 of 13 shots, a 92.3% game for the AI goalie, so the net did its part.

For the next game, the point is control under contact. The Boogeymen out-hit an opponent for the second game in a row, and the shot count still went their way by a wide distance. If the power play converts at a better rate than 1 in 4, a game like this ends wider still.