Bees edge Rayz 6-4 in back-and-forth game

January 26, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release


For the second straight night, the Corpus Christi Rayz outshot and outchanced a division opponent, but for the second straight night the Rayz ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. Rob Voltera scored two goals and added two assists as the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees beat the Rayz 6-4 in a back and forth game Saturday Night from the American Bank Center. With the loss, the Rayz fell to 15-20-5 and had their lead over the Amarillo Gorillas trimmed to just three points for fifth and final playoff spot in the Southern Conference. Corpus Christi concludes a four game week with a visit to the Texas Brahmas on Sunday afternoon. The Rayz return to the American Bank Center for two games next week on Thursday and Friday Night. Please call 814-PUCK for more information, or visit the Rayz online at www.ccrayz.com

The Bees scored two quick goals to take control in the first period. At 9:05, Travis Bunga redirected a shot past Jason Tapp to give the Bees a 1-0 lead. 41 seconds later Danny Lapointetallied to make it 2-0. To give the Rayz some life, Adam Powell then fought Robin Big Snake and the momentum started to tilt in favor of the Rayz. On a power play at 15:45 Brent Howarth muscled a slapshot from the right circle past David Lemanowicz to get the Rayz on the board. However, at 16:15 Bernie Chmiel scored on a slapshot from the right point and recaptured the two-goal lead for Rio Grande Valley. The Bess outshot the Rayz 15-14 and took a 3-1 lead into the locker room.

The Rayz climbed back in the second period by dominated the shots and scoring chances. Jay Latulippe found a cutting Nick Lindberg on a power play at 13:11 to bring the Rayz within one. Then on a three-on-one at 17:30 Jon Jankus fed a trailing Joe Blaznek who tied the score 3-3 with a wrist shot from the slot. Corpus Christi outshot the Bees 14-4 in the period.

The Rayz took their first lead in the third period when Latulippe redirected a Lindberg shot for a goal at 5:19. However Rob Voltera led the Bees back. At 10:26 Voltera's shot caromed off of the glove of Jason Tapp and into the net to tie the score 4-4. Then at 11:28 Banga scored his second goal by poking a puck underneath Tapp that slid slowly into the net for a 5-4 Bees lead. The Rayz had three straight power play chances to tie the game and peppered Lemanowicz, but could not find the equalizer and Voltera capped the scoring with a goal at 18:40 to give the Bees the victory.

Jason Tapp made 22 saves on 28 shots and fell to 15-16-4. Lemanowicz made 36 saves on 40 shots, improving to 6-13-3. The Rayz went 2-7 on the power play, and the Bees were 0-2. The Rayz outshot the Bees 40-28.

The Rayz are proud to be celebrating a decade of hockey in South Texas. Individual game tickets are currently available. Get your Rayz tickets today at www.ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet or the American Bank Center. Rayz group discounts are also available. For more information, please call the Rayz at 361.814.PUCK.



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