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Beech, 'Kings Top Eagles

February 13, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


LOVELAND, Colo. - The Mississippi RiverKings defeated the Colorado Eagles 5-2 in a game that played out like a horror film for the Northwest Division-leading Eagles on Friday the 13th. Despite a 36-30 edge in shots, Colorado was arguably out-played for most of the game in just their fourth home loss of the season. Mississippi netminder Kevin Beech stopped 34 of 36 shots and two RiverKings (Martin Gascon and Louis Dumont) recorded multi-point games in the win.

The first period was filled with back-and-forth hockey as the only real sustained pressure for either team came during power plays (even though both teams went 0-2). The Eagles got on the scoreboard first, at 6:07, after Riley Nelson and Kevin Ulanski controlled the puck along the right wing boards after entering the Mississippi zone. Ulanski then sent a pass to the point where Scott Polaski one-timed it inside the left post. But the RiverKings answered just 56 seconds later when Adam Smyth's shot from low along the right boards snuck past Andrew Penner.

Despite matching the RiverKings with 14 shots in the second period, the Eagles were thoroughly out-played in the second 20 minutes of play. Mississippi added a pair of goals to take a 3-1 lead into the third period, scoring the first on a pretty play at 1:27 when Gascon sent a pass from above the left circle to Dumont crashing the back door. Then at 8:51, a bad bounce inside the Eagles' end kept the puck in the RiverKings' control and Darrell Stoddard found Dallas Steward to the left of the crease to make it 3-1.

Mississippi added two more quick goals in the third before the Eagles got a late goal to account for the final score. Dumont and Gascon connected again at 6:39 on a quick rush into the offensive zone when Dumont's pass from the right circle found Gascon -- who had gotten behind the Eagles' defense -- crashing the back door. And just 32 seconds later, Dane Marshall's shot from the left point found its way through a maze of bodies and into the back of the net. Aaron Schneekloth got a late power-play goal for Colorado at 17:38 with a shot from the left circle to close out the scoring.

The two teams will meet again Saturday night as the Eagles look for some instant redemption and try to avoid losing back-to-back games for just the second time this season.

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