Salem Sasquatch Secure 4-2 Victory Over Boston Gold Kings

Salem Sasquatch Secure 4-2 Victory Over Boston Gold Kings

Salem, NH- February 22, 2025 — The Salem Sasquatch cruised to a 4-2 win over the Boston Gold Kings in an exciting matchup on Saturday night. The Sasquatch displayed strong offensive play and stellar goaltending, while the Gold Kings fought hard but couldn’t match Salem's intensity.

Salem opened the scoring with 1:04 left in the first period. #26 Tom Missert got things rolling with a goal, assisted by #71 Tucker Twardosky and #9 Andrew Contrada. That 1-0 advantage would hold until the second period.

The Gold Kings responded at 18:41 of the second, as #5 Brian Cebula found the back of the net with an even-strength goal, assisted by #25 Anthony DiCostanzo and #93 Thomas McCarthy, tying the game at 1-1. Salem quickly regained the lead just minutes later with a power-play goal from #81 Gaetano DeLonge at 10:15, assisted by #18 Kyle Weeks and #38 Gage Doucette. Another power-play opportunity followed shortly after, and Salem capitalized once again at 1:48 of the second when #47 Luke Plumley scored, with helpers from #18 Kyle Weeks and #14 Kris Cecere, making it 3-1.

Heading into the third period, the Sasquatch continued to assert their dominance. At 7:18, #38 Gage Doucette put home another even-strength goal, assisted by Tom Missert and Andrew Contrada, pushing the lead to 4-1. Boston responded with a late goal at 3:35, as #63 Justin Freedman scored with the assist from Anthony DiCostanzo, but it wasn’t enough to mount a comeback, and the game ended 4-2 in favor of Salem.

In net, Salem's #31 Keegan McLaughlin was outstanding, stopping 35 of 37 shots faced for a stellar .946 save percentage. On the other side, Boston's goalie #92 Kyle Mahan made 24 saves on 28 shots, earning a save percentage of .857.

3 Stars of the Game

1. Keegan McLaughlin- Salem 37 saves on 35 shots .946 save%

2. Kyle Weeks- Salem- 2 assists

3. Gage Doucette- Salem- 1 goal 2 assists

Looking Ahead

The best of 3 PPSHL Playoffs will start on 3/1. The 1st place Salem Sasquatch will take on the 4th place Norfolk Mallards in Salem in game 1 of the series. The 2nd place Holyoke Papermen will take on the 3rd place Boston Gold Kings in Holyoke in game 1 of the series.