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Aeros Hold off Rampage, Win 4-3

April 11, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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Houston, TX - The Houston Aeros (37-25-5-5, 84 points) defeated the San Antonio Rampage (29-34-2-6, 66 points) 4-3 on Thursday night in front of 4,611 fans at Toyota Center. Houston held on for the one-goal victory after the Rampage scored twice in the last five minutes to pull within a goal. Aeros forwards Chad Rau and Justin Fontaine led the way, each with a goal and assist. Rookie Jason Zucker chipped in two assists, as the Aeros improved to 20-11-3-3 at home this season. Zack Phillips and David McIntyre also scored, extending San Antonio's winless skid to six games. Aeros goalie Mike Condon (1-0-0) made his first AHL start, stopping 30 of 33 San Antonio shots for his first AHL win. San Antonio goalie Dov Grumet-Morris (12-19-4) finished with 38 saves in the loss. The Aeros and Rampage will meet again on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in the final home game of the regular season at Toyota Center.

Houston claimed a 1-0 lead at 9:40 of the first period, notching a power-play goal for the game's opening goal. Chad Rau put in a rebound off a Jason Zucker shot, slipping a backhand shot past goalie Dov Grumet-Morris. Defenseman Paul Mara added an assist on Rau's 13th goal of the season. Houston expanded its lead to 2-0 when Justin Fontaine put in a rebound off a Tyler Cuma shot at 16:56. Cuma had the lone assist on Fontaine's 19th goal of the year.

The Aeros added to their lead 3:13 into the second period, taking a 3-0 advantage. Center Chad Rau and Zack Phillips worked a play in the Rampage zone, ending with Rau setting up Phillips for his eighth goal of the season. Dan DaSilva sprung the pair for the two-on-one rush. San Antonio got on the scoreboard at 12:32, as forward Andre Deveaux blocked a point shot by Tyler Cuma. Deveaux took off with the deflection at center and was in alone for a breakaway. He beat goalie Mike Condon with a backhand shot, trimming the deficit to 3-1 with his seventh goal of the year.

Houston made it a 4-1 lead at 11:54 of the third period after David McIntyre put in a rebound off a Jason Zucker shot. Fontaine added an assist on McIntyre's 15th tally of the year. San Antonio cut the lead in half at 16:44 of the third period. Jack Combs put in his own, beating Condon for his 12th goal of the year for the 4-2 score. San Antonio inched closer with 1:07 remaining in regulation, as Combs scored his second of the night for the 4-3 final.

Houston finishes a ten-game home stand with San Antonio on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The game marks the final regular season home game of the 2012-13 season for the Aeros. The team will celebrate Fan Appreciation night at Toyota Center.

Information on mini-plans for the remainder of the season is available on the team website at www.aeros.com. Groups of 15 or more receive a discount on all tickets, to book your group outing to an Aeros game please call 713-974-PUCK (7825).

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