The Trenton Golden Hawks have found themselves a winning streak and a bonafide number one netminder.
For the second time in five starts since becoming a Hawk, Eli Zucker kept the back of his net unmarked with 25 saves for a shutout in a tidy 3-0 win at St. Michael’s College Arena versus the St. Mike’s Buzzers on Sunday afternoon.
Trenton edged the Buzzers in shots 12-11 in a goalless first period but found the net through Beckett Ewart’s ninth of the season less than five minutes into the second stanza.
The assistant captain from Cobourg walked through the middle and snapped a shot over Jonathan Frattaroli’s glove hand for the opening goal and the eventual winner, assisted by Nathan McHattie and captain Wyatt Gregory.
The stingy defence of the Hawks continued in the third, with Zucker being a brick wall behind them, enabling a key late insurance marker.
Pacey Adduono beat Frattaroli for his third goal in two games as a Hawk from Liam Fisher in the late stages of the third.
Kaiden Harmon iced the game with his eighth of the season into an empty-net, the second straight game he’s notched an empty-netter.
Trenton outshot the offensively challenged Buzzers 40-27 overall, handing the hosts their second straight shutout loss and fifth defeat in a row overall.
The Hawks return home for just one day of practice before a School Day game at noon Tuesday versus the Lindsay Muskies.
