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Michael Nylander again puts on a stick-handling and puck-control clinic for 15 seconds, ending in a scoring chance for Semin. Scott Barney then works Boomer over in the corner. Tomas Fleischmann earlier put together another rush where he takes the puck into the heart of the defense . It doesn’t result in a scoring chance, but he’s showing guts.

The Bradley-Sutherby-Lacih has an excellent shift, showing some creative passing resulting in Sutherby alone in front of Kolzig, Sutherby shoots wide. Later in the same shift, Sutherby makes an instinctive no-look pass to Bradley, who buries it. Kolzig had no chance, and Team Blue leads 1 - 0.

The next shift, the puck takes a funny bounce behind Kolzig, and Joudrey is there to clean up, as Team Blue takes a 2 - 0 lead.

The buzzer sounds, it’s 2 - 0 Team Blue at the half.

The teams come back to the freshly-conditioned ice and Boomer blows a tire, leading to Sutherby one-on-one with one of the imported goalies. Sutherby goes high glove-side to beat the ‘tender, team Blue leads, 3 - 0.

Penalty on Quintin Lang of Team White, and Alexander Semin puts on a stickhandling clinic through the heart of the defenders, moving left-to-right, resulting in laughter from the crowd.

Scott Barney sets up shop behind Team White’s net, and makes a quick wraparound stuff that gets through, and Team Blue is now up 4 - 0.

Team White shows some signs of life, as Matt Pettinger collects the puck in front of the Team Blue goaltender, and it’s 4 - 1.

In a possible preview for Hershey fans, the Werner-Joudrey-Barney line has a strong shift, including a clever drop pass from Barney to Joudrey for a shot on the White cage.

Sutherby knees Pokulok, who skates around a bit gingerly, but stays on the ice. Sutherby to the box for 2. Semin tries to break for a shorthanded breakaway, but Collins doesn’t bite on the stickhandling and bodies Semin to the boards.

Semin takes on Team White one-on-three, but is tripped from behind by Backstrom, who picks up the puck. Semin, irked, chases Backstrom and rags him from behind. Backstrom calmly passes out of danger.

Semin elicits more praise as he pulls a slick spinorama in the neutral zone.

Team White gets on the board again as either Gordon or Clark pots one from in close. 4 - 2 Team Blue.

Semin again puts on a stickhandling demonstration. The crowd then goes very, very quiet as Semin and Pettinger get tangled up and slide into the Blue defensive boards. They are slow to get up, and Semin skates off the ice holding his face. A lot less cheery in here, now.

Play resumes, and Team White keeps the pressure on. Mike Green, who has looked solid today, brings the puck up himself, and attemps a home-run pass to Fleischmann, who can’t quite corral it.

Dan Kronick pick-pockets Nylander at the blue-line, then skates in and puts the shot on goal, the Blue Goalie saves.

The Bradley-Sutherby-Laich line is out for a blue power play, and they work some nice passing along the goal-line, resulting in an open net, Sutherby can’t convert.

Some more power play pressure from Team Blue, and the game draws to a close, a 4 - 2 Team Blue win.

OFB’s Three stars of the Scrimmage:

3rd Michael Nylander

2nd Brian Sutherby

1st Alexander Semin

The Line of the Game was Bradley-Sutherby-Laich, who created chances and worked hard on the defensive side.