Boston Blazers avenge early-season NLL loss to Wings, claim 11-9 home victory

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/30/10

Dan Dawson and Darryl Veltman each scored four goals as the host Boston Blazers handed the Philadelphia Wings, an 11-9 loss this afternoon in National Lacrosse League action.

The Blazers (2-3) took a 3-1 first-period lead and avenged an early-season loss (12-8) to Philadelphia (1-3) as Anthony Cosmo made 38 saves.

Mat Giles led the Wings with three goals and two assists while Kyle Wailes had two goals and two assists and Drew Westervelt had a goal and four assists. Kevin Huntley added two goals for Philadelphia and Bill McGlone (Ridley) had a goal and an assist. Geoff Snider won 12 of 19 face-offs for the Wings and scooped seven loose balls. Brandon Miller had 30 saves for Philadelphia.

Jan 30, 2010 – TD Garden

Philadelphia 1 4 2 2 – 9
Boston 3 4 3 1 – 11

1st Quarter-1, Boston, Dawson 5 (Downing), 0:49. 2, Boston, Hotaling 2 2:09. 3, Boston, Veltman 7 (Bining, Hotaling), 12:24. 4, Philadelphia, Wailes 4 (Teat), 13:20. Penalties-Snider Phi (roughing), 1:39; Ross Bos (roughing), 1:39; Snider Phi (cross checking), 3:35; Hajek Phi (slashing), 10:35; Queener Bos (interference), 11:08; Dawson Bos (illegal equipment), 15:00.

2nd Quarter-5, Philadelphia, Giles 6 (Teat, Westervelt), 1:41 (pp). 6, Boston, Bining 4 (Dawson, Veltman), 5:43. 7, Boston, Dawson 6 (Thenhaus, Downing), 6:27. 8, Boston, Dawson 7 (Abbott, Thenhaus), 6:49. 9, Philadelphia, Giles 7 (Crosbie), 11:10. 10, Philadelphia, Westervelt 8 (Wailes, Snider), 11:27. 11, Boston, Thenhaus 6 (Downing), 12:12. 12, Philadelphia, Huntley 1 (Giles, Westervelt), 14:58. Penalties-Bining Bos (slashing), 3:36; Ward Phi (holding), 8:11; Cotter Bos (slashing), 9:07; Snider Phi (roughing), 15:00; Ortolani Bos (head butting), 15:00.

3rd Quarter-13, Philadelphia, Huntley 2 (Sims, Miller), 0:22. 14, Boston, Dawson 8 1:58. 15, Philadelphia, Wailes 5 (Westervelt, Crosbie), 2:21 (pp). 16, Boston, Veltman 8 (Thenhaus), 6:25. 17, Boston, Veltman 9 (Cotter, Dawson), 14:49. Penalties-Dawson Bos (delay of game), 1:58; Hajek Phi (holding), 4:03; Huntley Phi (roughing – major), 4:49; Snider Phi (roughing), 4:49; Cosmo Bos (roughing), 4:49; Ross Bos (roughing), 4:49; Giles Phi (roughing), 14:06; Reid Bos (roughing), 14:06.

4th Quarter-18, Philadelphia, McGlone 5 (Giles, Westervelt), 0:29. 19, Boston, Veltman 10 (Abbott), 14:07. 20, Philadelphia, Giles 8 (Wailes, McGlone), 14:32. Penalties-Bining Bos (slashing), 5:49; Queener Bos (interference), 11:10; Giles Phi (holding), 14:45; Snider Phi (roughing – major), 14:45.

Shots on Goal-Philadelphia 5-16-9-17-47. Boston 10-7-11-13-41.
Power Play Opportunities-Philadelphia 2 of 8; Boston 0 of 7.
Faceoffs-Philadelphia 15 of 23; Boston 8 of 23.
Goalies-Philadelphia, Miller 1-2-0 (41 shots-30 saves). Boston, Cosmo 1-1-0 (47 shots-38 saves).
A-7,289
Referees-Mark Gardonio (27), Kevin Biggs (91).