Aeros Fall Back into Second
Published on March 22, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
CEDAR PARK, Texas --- Richard Bachman made 20 saves, Aaron Gagnon registered three assists and Greg Rallo scored the only goal the Texas Stars needed in a 3-0 victory over the Houston Aeros on Tuesday night at the Cedar Park Center.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Aeros, who slipped one point behind the Milwaukee Admirals into second place in the West Division playoff race. The win helped Texas maintain a hold on third place in the West and pulled the Stars within four points of Houston.
Francis Wathier and Travis Morin also scored as the Stars notched a goal in each period. Houston goaltender Matt Hackett stopped 33 of 36 shots and saw a personal four-game winning streak end with the defeat.
The Aeros return home on Friday to start a three-game weekend against the Oklahoma City Barons at 7:35 p.m.
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BOMB DROPPINGS The win by Texas was the second in a row in the season series, which ended tonight... The Aeros had won six in a row vs. Texas until losing 3-1 on March 5... Houston took the season series with a 9-3-0-0 record... The shutout was the first since San Antonio won 4-0 on Jan. 8 at the AT&T Center... The Aeros have allowed the first goal in eight of the last nine games... The Aeros have points in five of the last six games (4-1-0-1) and have seven games left in the regular season... Houston is 6-4-0-1 in March including a 5-1-0-1 record at home.
DECIDING GOAL Rallo (16:39, 1st)
POWER PLAYS HOU: 0/4 TEX: 2/4
GOALIES HOU: Hackett (35/37, L) TEX: Bachman (20/20, W)
TEAM RECORDS HOU: 41-26-1-5 TEX: 37-24-4-6
AEROS STARTERS F - Gillies, Ortmeyer, McMillan D - Noreau, Bagnall G - Hackett
AEROS SCRATCHES Fraser, Morency, Buck, Kassian, Cuma
NEXT GAME March 25 vs. OKC, 7:35 p.m.
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