PAH UPPER-C · FALL 2026
Scores, stories, and Player of the Game honors from the Fall 2026 season.
FALL 2026
Scores are listed as provided by the team.
Jake Butler opened the scoring from Nate Brown at 10:49 of the first period, but the Capitals answered and broke the 1–1 tie with two goals in the second. Russell Dearolph-Hibbitts scored from Butler in the third. The Strangers generated a 21–14 shot advantage despite the 5–2 loss.
The Strangers led 2–1 after the first period before a five-goal Spartans second changed the game. Paul Allison, Jake Butler and Russell Dearolph-Hibbitts powered a three-goal third-period response, with Allison and Butler each finishing with a goal and an assist, but the comeback stopped at 7–5. Jason Mayo made 42 saves as the teams combined for 95 shots.
Zach Nagy opened the scoring from Will Mooney and Mike Geoghegan, and Paul Allison restored the lead in the second. TLC tied the game with one second left in the period, then won 2:26 into overtime. The Strangers controlled a 46–24 shot advantage but were held to two goals.
Tied 3–3 after two periods, the Strangers took control with three straight goals in the third. Jake Butler broke the tie at 3:10, Michael Bergbauer scored at 5:24 and 10:50, and the Strangers closed out their first win of the Fall 2026 season, 6–4 over Slappy Seconds. Bergbauer’s two-goal performance earned Player of the Game honors.
Nico Cuellar scored both Strangers goals, including a late third-period tally that brought the team within one. Jake Butler assisted the opener, while Jason Mayo stopped 18 of 21 shots in the narrow loss.
After trailing 2–1 in the first, the Strangers erupted for seven second-period goals and five more in the third. Jake Butler scored four times, Paul Allison produced a goal and five assists, and Jason Mayo turned aside 42 of 44 shots.
A six-goal Spartans second period broke open a 1–0 game. The Strangers generated 21 shots in the third and Jake Butler scored from Jackson Gray with 30 seconds remaining. Derek Gaddis finished with 30 saves in the loss.
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OCT 04 · WIN AT SLAPPY SECONDS
Two third-period goals turned a 3–3 game into a 6–3 Strangers lead. Bergbauer scored the eventual game-winner at 5:24 and added another at 10:50 to finish with two goals on two shots.
Player of the Game is awarded after Strangers wins; losses do not display an empty award.