Gabe Vilardi scored on his Spitfires teammate Michael DiPietro to break a 4- 4 tie and help Team Cherry to a 7-5 victory over Team Orr in the Canadian Top Prospects game last night before 9,707 fans in quebec city.
Vilardi says "we joked around, like I wanted to score on him and he wanted to save on me, so it's funny."
DiPietro took the loss is goal as with the game tied 4-4 at 11:08 of the second period and allowed two goals on 16 shots.
Team Cherry captain Nolan Patrick of the Brandon Wheat Kings, ranked first for the NHL draft by NHL Central Scouting, had two assists while his Team Orr and Halifax Mooseheads counterpart Nico Hischier, ranked second, had a goal and two helpers.
Cherry outshot Orr 36-35.