Its not too often that when a goaltender such as B.J. O'Brien (Lakeville, MN) records a shutout, that it almost becomes a forgotten part of a game.However, O'Brien's 28-save performance is a mere footnote in a night that saw the Fargo-Moorhead Jets offensive stats get more bloated than a fat man at Thanksgiving.The Fargo-Moorhead Jets used eight different goal scorers to route the Billings Bulls 13-0 at the Carlson Coliseum before 1,080 fans Friday night.The victory officially clinches a playoff spot for the first-place FM Jets.Suffice to say, it is a nght that rewrites many of the FM Jets' offensive records. In the team's 170th game in franchise history, the FM Jets score the most goals they ever have in a game (13) and most in a period (6).On a night where he was honored as the franchise's new all-time leading scorer, Phil Fox (Stillwater, MN) scored four-goals for the second consecutive game.Veteran Robert Carr (Roseau, MN) netted two first period goals to earn his first-ever multiple goal night.Dane Bushey (Duluth, MN) scored two goals back-to-back in the second period to earn a multiple tally night.Quietly, Matt Moreland (Grand Forks, MN) had three assists.When the dust settled, the FM Jets had 17 of their 18 skaters record at least a point in the game that was virtually over before it even started.The FM Jets went on a power play only 18 seconds into the game, and scored just as quickly when Ryan Cramer (International Falls, MN) scored on a scramble in front only 33 seconds into the game.The FM Jets led 3-0 before the game was seven minutes old, were up 4-0 after the first, and had a 10-0 lead with still 10:04 left in the second period.By the time Kai Kantola (Raleigh, NC) capped the scoring with a breakaway goal at 14:41 of the third, Billings had already rotated their goaltenders twice and the majority of the crowd (which for the most part stayed until the end) was on its feet.Prior to this goal barrage, the franchise had never scored more than eight goals in a game. In the process, the 13-goal night surpasses Helena's 12-goal output on Dec. 9, 2005 as the highest single-game goal production by a team in the North American Hockey League this season.Fox's four-goal night earns him his second "Texas Hat Trick" in less than a week after scoring the franchise's first-ever "Texas Hat Trick" on Feb. 4 in Bozeman. Fox now has 54 career goals and is one shy of tying for teammate Chris Myhro for the most goals all-time by a FM Jet.Fargo-Moorhead continues their three-game homestand, with the second game Feb. 11 against the North Iowa Outlaws at 8pm at the Carlson Coliseum.
*I know I keep posting things about the Jets, but I was just so excited after this game I had to share it with everyone. It was an amazing game! I got to watch the Jets score 13 goals, and hang out with all my friends in Moorhead, what a fun night! We're going again tonight, I can't wait. I'll post something real soon.
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