Aeros Take Down Checkers 5-2
Published on November 13, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
HOUSTON --- Jon DiSalvatore scored twice, Drew Bagnall had a goal and an assist and Jed Ortmeyer scored as the Houston Aeros defeated the Charlotte Checkers 5-2 Sunday at Toyota Center.
Casey Wellman had a goal and an assist, and Matt Hackett made 31 saves for the Aeros, which improved to 9-3-0-3 and moved back into a tie for the first place in the West Division.
DiSalvatore gave the Aeros a 1-0 lead at 6:47 in the first, and Bagnall extended the lead to 2-0 with his first goal of the season at 17:12 in the first.
After Matthew Pistilli cut the lead to 2-1 with a power play goal at 6:49 in the second, DiSalvatore scored on a breakaway at 7:44 in the second to give Houston a 3-1 lead. Ortmeyer made it 4-1 at 9:33 in the second with his fourth goal of the season.
Jon Matsumoto scored for Charlotte at 7:53 in the third period before Wellman added an empty net power play goal at 19:19 in the third for his team-leading tenth goal of the season. Mike Murphy had 26 saves for Charlotte.
The Aeros finish their four-game homestand at Toyota Center against Texas Friday at 7:35 p.m.
BOMB DROPPINGS Jon DiSalvatore has five two-point games this season. ...Casey Wellman has points in four straight games (2-3=5). ...Wellman has points in ten of his last 11 games and at least a point in all but two games this season... Drew Bagnall had his first two point game since February 20, 2010 and first game with a goal and an assist since October 2009. ... Chay Genoway has a point in the last five games (0-6=6).
NEXT GAME Friday vs. Texas (7:35 p.m.)
RECORDS HOU - 9-3-0-3 CHA - 9-6-0-1
GOAL SCORERS HOU - DiSalvatore (2), Bagnall, Ortmeyer, Wellman CHA - Pistilli, Matsumoto
AEROS STARTERS F - DiSalvatore, Wellman, Almond D - Fredhiem, Cuma G - Hackett
AEROS SCRATCHES Taffe, Reid
DECIDING GOAL DiSalvatore (7:44, 2nd)
POWER PLAYS HOU: 1/6 CHA: 1/5
GOALIES HOU: Hackett (31/33) CHA: Murphy (26/30)
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