winter long. reporter: money management pays his bills, but hockey fuels his passion. he s the goalie for a team called the trash pandas. so your league plays on sunday night. how d you d do that night? we won our game. which was a good thing but it was a late night game. reporter: matt s glow from a nice victory that february night ended after he headed home. he pulled up to the garage of his bristol, connecticut, house around midnight. he didn t know two men were watching. i would just open the garage door, get out, take all my equipment out. because i m a goalie, i have a large bag. reporter: matt s 70 year old mother valerie, a retired nurse, was inside the home they shared watching the academy awards. matt moved his mom into the house after his dad, her husband of 40 years passed away. it was the night of the oscars. and they didn t finish till it was just about midnight or a few minutes after. and it was right after that when i heard the garage door open. as i