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Titans hold off Royals 5-3

October 17, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release


WYMOMISSING, PA (October 17, 2005) - In their second and final exhibition match the Trenton Titans used three power play goals and a hat trick from Chris Pittman to defeat the Reading Royals 5-3 in front of a sold out crowd at the Body Zone Fitness Center.

The Titans were able to get on the board first during a 4-on-3 power play. Aaron Gill fed Stephen Wood who unleashed a slapshot from the high slot that beat Cody Rudowsky to the glove slide at 11:02 of the first period.

Rich Peverly helped the Royals tie it up during a two-man advantage as he beat Scott Stirling with a one-timer with 2:20 remaining until the first intermission. Forced to start the second period on the penalty kill after a tripping call to Mathieu Brunelle, the Titans were able to take the lead as they got back to even strength. Pittman took a perfect entry zone feed from Jimmy Sokol and wristed it top shelf to make the score 2-1 at 2:08.

Trenton extended its lead to two goals at 12:07 of the second with the use of some more special teams as Pittman got his second goal of the when deflected Rosario Ruggeri's point shot into the net for a power play marker. Reading would answer back with a power play goal of their own when Shay Stephenson circled around the Titans' net and fired a shot past Stirling at 16:36 to make it 3-2 in favor of Trenton.

Another 5-on-3 helped the Titans go back up by two tallies as Dustin Sproat snuck a backhander past Rudkowsky's left skate with 1:09 left in the stanza.

In the final period Stephenson's second goal of the contest, at 14:10, cut the Titans' edge to just one goal, but Pittman potted an empty-net goal with just .5 seconds remaining to complete the hat trick and close out the game. Stirling stopped 37 of 40 shots to record the victory as Rudkowsky turned away 32 shots from the Titans.

Trenton went 3-for-9 on the power play and 7-of-9 on the penalty kill. The Trenton Titans will raise the banner and receive their rings to commemorate their Kelly Cup Championship on Opening Night against the Wheeling Nailers on Saturday, October 22 at 7:00pm at Sovereign Bank Arena. Tickets are still available by calling (609) 599-9500.

TRENTON TITANS - 2005 KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS!!! The Trenton Titans will raise their banner and receive rings to commemorate their Kelly Cup Championship on Opening Night against the Wheeling Nailers on Saturday, October 22 at 7:00pm at Sovereign Bank Arena. Full and partial season tickets plans are now available by calling a Titans Ticket Representative at (609) 599-9500. The Trenton Titans are a member of the ECHL - North America's Premier "AA" Hockey League. The Trenton Titans are the ECHL affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phantoms and the New York Islanders and Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

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