Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Shoot Down Stars, 3-1
Published on January 19, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release
Brandon Prust scored a goal and got an assist to lead the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights past the Iowa Stars 3-1 Friday night at the Civic Auditorium. The Knights have won five straight and three consecutive games to open an eight-game home stand.
The Knights opened the scoring at 9:05 of the first period as Brandon Prust found an open Andrei Taratukhin in the slot. He backhanded a shot past Stars goaltender Tobias Stephan for his twelfth goal of the year. Taratukhin has now earned a point in seven straight games.
With 1:37 remaining in the second period, Iowa's Junior Lessard evened the score at 1-1 with a hard shot from the slot that eluded Curtis McElhinney.
Carsen Germyn restored the Knights advantage, pounding in a rebound from a Brett Palin point shot 40 seconds into the final frame. The Knights extended the lead at the 6:06 point of the third period. Off a face off in the Stars' zone, the puck trickled innocently to the Iowa net where Prust punched in the puck to give the Knights a two-goal lead.
McElhinney finished the game with 21 saves to earn his team record-tying fifth straight win.
The Knights are now 26-13-3-0.
Three Stars: 1. Brandon Prust (OMA) - 1 Goal, 1 Assist; 2. Carsen Germyn (OMA) - Game-winning goal; 3.Curtis McElhinney (OMA) - 21 saves.
The Ak-Sar-Ben Knights complete the week Saturday when they host the Rochester Americans at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for all Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' games are on sale at the Omaha Civic Auditorium box office Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets also are available through all Ticketmaster outlets and by phone at (402) 422-1212. Kids 12 and under get in free with a paid adult on tickets purchased after 5:00 p.m. Other restrictions apply.
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