Wranglers Edge RoadRunners 1-0
March 18, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Defenseman Steve Makway snapped a scoreless tie with a power play goal 2:04 into the third period and goalie Glenn Fisher stopped 36 shots to record his second straight shutout and lead the Las Vegas Wranglers to a 1-0 win over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,344 at the Orleans Arena in ECHL action on St. Patrick's Day Tuesday.
The RoadRunners and Wranglers played two evenly matched periods in the first 40 minutes, but neither team could find the back of the net. Phoenix out-shot Las Vegas 12-5 in the first period and 12-11 in the second to take a 24-16 shot advantage into the final frame.
Las Vegas (30-26-8) took advantage of a hooking penalty early in the third to score the game's only goal. Adam Miller from behind the RoadRunners' net fed Makway at the left-wing circle who fired a one-time slap shot past goalie Kyle Jones along the ice with less than 18 minutes remaining in regulation. Fisher did the rest stopping 12 RoadRunners' shots in the third period.
Phoenix (26-32-4) out-shot Las Vegas 36-20. Jones stopped 19 shots but suffered the loss to fall to 6-13-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-4 on the power play while Las Vegas was 1-4 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Phoenix remains 10 points behind the fourth place Utah Grizzlies in the West Division with two games in hand and five points behind eighth place Bakersfield with two games in hand in the race for the final playoff spot...Phoenix finished the season series 6-6 against the Wranglers, their highest victory total against Las Vegas in any one season...The RoadRunners have out-shot Las Vegas 121-66 in the last three games...Of their 38 power play goals on the season, the Wranglers have scored 10 of them against Phoenix...Forward P.J. Fenton and defenseman Michael Wilson were both re-assigned to the RoadRunners prior to the game from the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League. To make room on the roster, center Kimbi Daniels was placed on the three-day injured reserve...Defenseman Gord Burnett also did not dress due to a lower body injury.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Thursday when they open a two-game series against the Alaska Aces.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online at ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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