Rough Ride
December 2, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Madison Capitols News Release
MADISON, WI - The Madison Capitols fell to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, 4-1, at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday night.
Madison (8-10-1-1) is ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference with 18 points.
Cedar Rapids (2-16-1-1) sit at ninth place in the Eastern Conference with six points.
With just 31 seconds remaining in the second frame, Cedar Rapids scored the game-winner. Defenseman Jake Johnson caught and released a rebounded puck, which he fed to the left face-off dot. Forward Dalton Messina snuck the puck to the top of the crease where forward Austin Martinsen drove it past the right leg of goaltender Daniel Lebedeff.
The Capitols struck first with center Noah Weber's fourth tally of the season at 4:19 of the opening frame. Right wing Easton Brodzinski stopped an attempted clearing pass from a Rough Riders defenseman and carried the puck toward the right face-off circle. At the hash marks, Brodzinski had the puck poked away and Weber fired a one-timer past goaltender Drew DeRidder's blocker.
Forward Bobby Hampton tied the game up for the RoughRiders at 10:39 of the first period. Hampton passed the puck from the right doorstep of the Capitols goal to defenseman Benjamin Foley who was skating in from the left point. Foley tossed a shot on net that bounced off Hampton's stick and redirected into the back of the net for his third goal of the season.
Furthering their lead, RoughRiders forward Marc McLaughlin passed the puck from the end boards to forward Liam Walsh who was stationed out front. Walsh one-timed the puck past Lebedeff's glove side 12 seconds into the third period.
The closing goal came from forward Justin Cole. Forward Steven Agriogianis passed to Johnson at the hash marks. Cole fired the puck on an open net to put the RoughRiders up by three at 5:12 of the third period.
Lebedeff (2-7-0-1) suffered his seventh loss of the season stopping 19-of-23 shots. DeRidder (2-8-0-1) earned his second win of the season making 22 saves on 23 shots.
Madison went 0-for-3 on the power play. Cedar Rapids was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Notables: Forward Noah Weber is on a two-game goal streak.... Defenseman Robby Fosdick played in his 112th USHL game, trailing for the Capitols career-high total behind defenseman Daniel Willet and forward Luke McEhlhenie
The Capitols face-off in a rematch with the RoughRiders at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, December 2. Fans can save on tickets with the December Special! Fans can sit in the Ice Level for just $10! For more information, call the Capitols at (608) 257-CAPS or visit www.MADCAPSHOCKEY.com.
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