Americans Fall to Wichita in Overtime
Published on November 24, 2019 under ECHL (ECHL)
Allen Americans News Release
Allen Americans left wing Alex Gutill (far left) eyes the Wichita Thunder goal
(Allen Americans, Credit: Ed Bailey)
Allen, Texas - The Allen Americans, ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, lost to the Wichita Thunder in overtime on Saturday night, by a score of 3-2, on Teddy Bear Toss night in Allen.
For the second night in a row, the Allen Americans battled back from a 2-0 deficit. Jared VanWormer scored on the power play at 2:17 of the third period, his 5th goal of the season to cut the lead to 2-1. It remained a one-goal game until the 10:36 mark of the third period when Olivier Archambault took a cross-ice pass from Jack Sadek beating Evan Weninger to even the score. The game remained tied at the end of regulation.
The Allen Americans started the overtime period with a power play but were unable to cash in. Wichita would end the game at 2:36 of the overtime session when Ostap Safin found an opening in front of the Allen net and fired a shot past Allen goalie Zach Sawchenko to win the game and give Wichita the extra point.
The Americans scored a power play goal for the second night in a row going 1 for 6 with the man-advantage. Wichita was 0 for 2 on the power play. The same two teams battle it out on Sunday afternoon in Wichita.
Three Stars:
1. WIC - O. Safin
2. ALN - Z. Sawchenko
3. WIC - E. Weninger
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 Allen Americans left wing Alex Gutill (far left) eyes the Wichita Thunder goal (Ed Bailey) |
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