XHL · Season OneJanuary 20, 1900CANONICAL · XHL-S1-055
McKenna doubles twice as Blackfins claim their first win
Baltimore BlackfinsATPhoenix Scorch
C&D game used: Hockey Blast · PLAAY Games · ASN XHL rules
Baltimore Blackfins at Phoenix Scorch
Baltimore Blackfins 5 · Phoenix Scorch 4
Fictional XHL rink illustration in a circa-1900 photographic style. Generated artwork; not a photograph of this game or its players.
From the XHL sporting desk · January 20, 1900
Baltimore Blackfins (1–5–0) claim their first victory, beating Phoenix Scorch (2–4–0) 5–4 in XHL scoring points. Baltimore scores three physical goals to Phoenix’s four, but two double-value strikes from Gavin McKenna keep the Blackfins in contention before Kale Klimchuk supplies the late winner.
Anže Kopitar opens for Phoenix at minute 2 of the first. McKenna’s unassisted two-point goal at minute 8 puts Baltimore ahead 2–1, before Brandon Sea ties the scoring at 2–2 at minute 20. Kopitar restores Phoenix’s lead at minute 6 of the second; McKenna answers with another unassisted double-value goal at minute 12, making it 4–3 Baltimore.
Sea’s second goal, at minute 4 of the third, draws Phoenix level 4–4. Klimchuk scores unassisted at minute 17 to settle the game 5–4. McKenna finishes with two physical goals, four scoring points and two player points for each goal. Sea records two goals and two assists; Kopitar scores twice. The decision is in regulation; no pregame team-only point is added.
Period 1 scoring pointsBlackfins 2 · Scorch 2
Period 2 scoring pointsBlackfins 2 · Scorch 1
Period 3 scoring pointsBlackfins 1 · Scorch 1
Physical goals: 3–4. Two-point goals count as one goal and two player points for the scorer. Assists earn one point each. Pregame winner: Phoenix Scorch · 5 round(s). Targets are excluded from game goals, shots and assists.
Records are wins–regulation losses–pregame-tiebreak losses, including this game. Pregame targets are excluded from player goals, assists and shots. All three January 20 games finished in regulation.
Scoring ledger
Clock
Team
Scorer
Assists
Value
Context
P 1 · 2
Phoenix Scorch
Anže Kopitar
Brandon Sea, Matthieu Trumbauer
1
Normal
P 1 · 8
Baltimore Blackfins
Gavin McKenna
Unassisted
2
Even-strength penalty option
P 1 · 20
Phoenix Scorch
Brandon Sea
Shane Monych, Eric Ulmer
1
Normal
P 2 · 6
Phoenix Scorch
Anže Kopitar
Brandon Sea, Matthieu Trumbauer
1
Normal
P 2 · 12
Baltimore Blackfins
Gavin McKenna
Unassisted
2
Even-strength penalty option
P 3 · 4
Phoenix Scorch
Brandon Sea
Shane Monych, Eric Ulmer
1
Normal
P 3 · 17
Baltimore Blackfins
Kale Klimchuk
Unassisted
1
Short-handed
Player totals
Player
G
A
PTS
Two-point G
Anže Kopitar
2
0
2
0
Brandon Sea
2
2
4
0
Matthieu Trumbauer
0
2
2
0
Gavin McKenna
2
0
4
2
Shane Monych
0
2
2
0
Eric Ulmer
0
2
2
0
Kale Klimchuk
1
0
1
0
Engine: Hockey Blast Full + XHL 0.1.4. Scores and target outcomes observed from the played ledger; totals and narrative derived. Lineups are editable estimates. Rink artwork is fictional. XHL records remain separate from historical Hockey.
