Aeros Grab First with 6-1 Victory
December 6, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
SAN ANTONIO --- The Houston Aeros scored three times in the first and second periods in a 6-1 victory over the San Antonio Rampage at AT&T Center on Tuesday night. The victory moved the Aeros into sole possession of first place in the American Hockey League's Western Conference.
Warren Peters scored twice for the Aeros and rookie Kris Foucault registered a goal and an assist. The Aeros climbed to 14-4-2-4 overall and 10-2-0-1 on the road. Jarod Palmer, Justin Fontaine and Joey Martin also scored goals, and Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves for his second win of the season.
Palmer bagged his third goal of the season 9:33 into the first period to put Houston up 1-0. A short-handed goal by Peters at 16:53 of the first started a three-goal outburst between the teams. San Antonio's Garrett Wilson answered with a power play goal to make it a 2-1 game but Foucault regained a two-goal Aeros advantage with his sixth goal of the season with two minutes left in the first.
Fontaine, Peters and Martin added goals in the second period. Fontaine's goal at 4:17 chased Rampage starting goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris, who made five saves on nine shots. Jakob Markstrom, who was assigned to the Rampage from the Florida Panthers earlier in the day, made nine saves in relief.
The Aeros play host to the Oklahoma City Barons on Thursday at 11 a.m.
BOMB DROPPINGS The Aeros added goaltender Rob Nolan and forward Mike McKenzie prior to the game. McKenzie got the primary assist on Joey Martin's first goal as an Aero... Harrison Reed earned his first assist as an Aero by picking up the second helper on Jarod Palmer's goal... Chad Rau has five points (2-3=5) in the last four games... Carson McMillan missed his sixth-straight game with an injury... Jed Ortmeyer sat out his third-straight with an injury... David McIntyre missed his first game of the season with an injury.
NEXT GAME Thursday vs. OKC (11 a.m. CST)
RECORDS HOU: 14-4-2-4 SA: 10-13-0-0
GOAL SCORERS HOU: Palmer, Peters (2), Foucault, Fontaine, Martin SA: Wilson
AEROS STARTERS F - DiSalvatore, Rau, Broda D - Fredheim, Cuma G - Kuemper
AEROS SCRATCHES McIntyre, McMillan, Ortmeyer
DECIDING GOAL Peters (16:53, 1st)
POWER PLAYS HOU: 0/3 SA: 1/7
GOALIES HOU: Kuemper (31/32) SA: Grumet-Morris (5/9); Markstrom (9/11)
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