ECHL Colorado Eagles

Americans Rally to Knock off Eagles 4-3

Published on November 15, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


The Colorado Eagles scored the first two goals of the contest, but fell to the Allen Americans 4-3 at the Allen Events Center on Sunday.

Colorado was assessed a penalty early in the first period and after Allen pulled goaltender Riley Gill on the delayed penalty, a bad pass from the Americans banked off the wall and careened into the empty net to give the Eagles the 1-0 lead just 3:08 into the game. Eagles defenseman Teigan Zahn received the credit for the goal, his first goal of the season. With 14:32 left in the period, forward Trent Daavettila centered a pass from the half-wall to fellow forward Kyle Ostrow who was stationed between the circles. Ostrow fired the puck upstairs to beat Gill and give the Eagles a 2-0 edge after one period.

Allen would storm back in the second period, as defenseman Aaron Gens cut through the right wing circle and put a shot through traffic that beat Eagles goaltender Jacob DeSerres, cutting the Eagles lead to 2-1 with 10:58 left in the period. The Americans would knot the game at 2-2 when forward Tristan King flicked a backhander past DeSerres wth 4:48 left in the second.

Allen would get back on the board early in the third period when forward Jonathan Parker fired home a wrister from the high-slot on the powerplay, giving Allen their first lead at 3-2 with 13:04 remaining in the contest. The Americans would net their fourth unanswered goal when forward Vincent Arseneau found a loose puck on the right wing circle and sent it over the shoulder of DeSerres and into the back of the net giving Allen the 4-2 advantage.

Colorado would pull DeSerres in favor of the extra attacker in the game's final minutes and it would pay-off, as forward Joe Zarbo threw home a rebound on top of the crease to cut the Americans lead to 4-3 with 14 seconds remaining. That would be as close as the Eagles rally would come, as they ultimately fell by a final count of 4-3.

The Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday when they play host to the Idaho Steelheads for the first time this season.

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