Thunder Bay, ON- The goals came quick, and the goals came often on Saturday for the Timberwolves against the visiting Lawmasters at Canadian National Gardens.
>>>It took only seven seconds for Marian Gaborik to put the home team on top. Beverly Hills', Darren Helm tied things up at 9:16, but Mike Fisher (pictured) would net two of his own to close out the opening period with the Timberwolves up 3-1.
>>>Gaborik opened up the second period with an end-to-end rush to make it 4-1 at 3:24. Less than ten minutes in, the flashy Slovak netted his first hat trick of the season at 9:58. Douglas Murray would notch another one for Timberwolves to head into the final intermission with a 6-1 lead.
>>>"We focused in the morning skate to not let off the gas," said Gaborik between periods. "We were expecting them to come out swinging, so we knew we had to counter that and push our game and maintain puck possession."
>>>Not to be outdone by his teammate, Fisher netted his third goal at 1:54 into the third for his own hat trick.
>>>Dany Heatley would net one for the Lawmasters at 3:44, but it was took little too late for the boys from SoCal. Ales Hemsky would finish things off with a break-away tally and close out the scoring at 8-2.
>>>"The hardest thing in games like this to remain consistent," said Timberwolves GM, Blake Wendt after the game. "You don't want to form bad habits by letting up, and I don't think we did. Overall, I was impressed."
>>>The Timberwolves depart for their first road trip of the season on Sunday morning for a five day trek to Wisborg, Reykjavik and Calgary.
>>>"This will be a good, early test for us," said Wendt. "Wisborg is also un-beaten and a team built similarly to us. Reykjavik is in a re-building mode, but those are sometimes the most dangerous clubs. And of course, we all know what Calgary is capable of as they went to the Final last season."
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