XHL · Season OneJanuary 8, 1900CANONICAL · XHL-S1-021

Sabercats take the honours

C&D game used: Hockey Blast · PLAAY Games · ASN XHL rules

Cincinnati Sabercats club crest — Cincinnati Sabercats

Baltimore Blackfins club crest — Baltimore Blackfins

Cincinnati Sabercats at Baltimore Blackfins

Cincinnati Sabercats 5 · Baltimore Blackfins 3

Sepia newspaper engraving of Cincinnati and Baltimore skaters in attacking play — Fictional editorial illustration for this matchup in the style of a circa-1900 newspaper engraving. Generated artwork; not a depiction of a verified play or the actual players.

From the XHL sporting desk · recap derived from the played ledger

CINCINNATI, JANUARY 8, 1900.— Cincinnati Sabercats defeated Baltimore Blackfins by 5–3 in XHL scoring points. The actual goal count was 5 for Sabercats and 3 for Blackfins.

Vladimir Tkachev finished with 2 goals and 2 assists, for 4 player points. Every goal scored by the Sabercats carried the ordinary one-point value. Before regulation, Blackfins won the target contest in round 5. That advantage was not needed to settle this regulation result.

Period 1 scoring pointsSabercats 1 · Blackfins 2

Period 2 scoring pointsSabercats 2 · Blackfins 1

Period 3 scoring pointsSabercats 2 · Blackfins 0

Physical goals: 5–3. Two-point goals count as one goal and two player points for the scorer. Assists earn one point each. Pregame winner: Baltimore Blackfins · 5 round(s). Targets are excluded from game goals, shots and assists.

Scoring ledger

Clock	Team	Scorer	Assists	Value	Context
P1 · 3	Baltimore Blackfins	Kevin Coffey	Magnus Tallinder	1	Normal
P1 · 5	Cincinnati Sabercats	Vladimir Tkachev	Rob Genoway	1	Normal
P1 · 14	Baltimore Blackfins	Logan Kapoor	Unassisted	1	Normal
P2 · 2	Cincinnati Sabercats	Blake Naumenko	Vladimir Tkachev, Rob Genoway	1	Normal
P2 · 4	Baltimore Blackfins	Kevin Coffey	Logan Kapoor	1	Normal
P2 · 9	Cincinnati Sabercats	Vladimir Tkachev	Rob Genoway	1	Normal
P3 · 5	Cincinnati Sabercats	Kristian Furst	Vladimir Tkachev, Jeff Henry	1	Power play
P3 · 12	Cincinnati Sabercats	Yegor Kolosov	Evan Bouchard, Chuck Yonkmann	1	Normal

Player totals

Player	G	A	PTS
Kevin Coffey	2	0	2
Magnus Tallinder	0	1	1
Vladimir Tkachev	2	2	4
Rob Genoway	0	3	3
Logan Kapoor	1	1	2
Blake Naumenko	1	0	1
Kristian Furst	1	0	1
Jeff Henry	0	1	1
Yegor Kolosov	1	0	1
Evan Bouchard	0	1	1
Chuck Yonkmann	0	1	1

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.

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