With the season starting to heat up as it gets closer to April the Evansville Thunderbolts are on a 2-game win streak as they host Quad City Storm February 29^th. To end the month with a battle between a couple of solid teams is the right way to do it. The night was headlined by a few specials like the Nickelodeon Paw Patrol/Dogs’ Night Out and #2bucks4thepuck. These of course added up to a create a great crowd for the matchup. 

            As the game got off to the start things were slow with both teams trying to find a hole in the opponents defense to find a scoring opportunity. With the first score of the game was Vincent Beaudry for Quad City as they take the lead. The Thunderbolts needed to answer back with a score of their own. Well indeed they did just that with a pair of goals coming 3 minutes apart. This gave Evansville the lead heading into the second period of action. 

            Unlike the first period the second period had 0 goals from either team. This way due to the great amount of defense played throughout the period. Hockey is a very strategic sport that involves well planning to get a score from the players. Most games are low scoring with few big plays happening that will catch eyes. 

            The third period was full of action that really shaped the course of the game. Quad city tied the game up halfway through the period, but Evansville wasn’t going to quit as they scored again. The score was 3-2 going into the last minutes Quad City somehow found a gap in the defense getting a score off to tie the game up forcing OT. Fitting nobody scored in the OT which means a Shootout must take place. The Thunderbolts won going 2-0 in the shootout.