Americans Win In Winter Weather, Defeat Tulsa 2-1 In Overtime
Published on February 11, 2010 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Allen Americans News Release
ALLEN, Texas - The Americans started off their stretch of six games in eight days tonight with a 2-1 overtime victory in front of the faithful fans that trekked out in the snow. The win puts Allen at 32-10-3 (67 points).
Captain Jarret Lukin netted the first goal of the game on the power play at 7:55 of the first period. Tyler Wooddisse's shot rebounded off of the boards behind Oilers' goalie Marty Magers and straight to Lukin's stick. The Americans posted nine shots on goal, while Tulsa registered seven in the opening frame.
The Americans held the Oilers scoreless for almost 23 minutes of play before Dan Riedel tied the game at one on the power play in the second period. The right winger fired a slap shot from the right circle past Americans netminder Chris Whitley at 10:40.
Neither team could find the back of the net in the third period. Alternate captain and 2010 CHL All-Star Bruce Graham notched the game-winning goal 47 seconds into overtime. He skated into Tulsa's zone and put one away top shelf to secure a 2-1 win for the Americans. Graham now leads Allen in scoring this season with 55 points.
The Americans are 3-0-0 while wearing their blue uniforms at home.
Whitley made 25 saves tonight and earned his twenty-fourth win this year, which is his eighth in a row.
The Americans travel to Amarillo tomorrow night before going to Texas Saturday for back-to-back road games. Both contests have 7:05 p.m. start times.
The box score is available on Pointstreak.com: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid1067762
Single Game Tickets on sale now Tickets start as low as $7. To order, call 1-866-4-GET-TIX (1-866-443-8849), go to gettix.net or stop by the Allen Event Center Box Office. The Box Office is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Fans interested in 10 tickets or more to any one game or tickets to multiple games are encouraged to speak with an Allen Americans representative regarding group discounts and savings off walk-up prices at 972.912.1000.
The Americans, the Dallas Stars' CHL affiliate, began play last fall in the newly built Allen Event Center in The Village at Allen. Season tickets, partial plans and group tickets are on sale now, and corporate partnerships are also available. Ticket plans start as low as $33 per seat. For information, call 972.912.1000 or visit allenamericans.com. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday.
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