Bees Score Three in Third for 3-2 Win
January 9, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release
HIDALGO, Texas - The Colorado Eagles fell, 3-2, to the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees after their expansion siblings scored three unanswered goals in the final frame. Colorado took a 2-0 lead into the third period, but two quick scores put the momentum in the home team's hands as they picked up their first ever win against the Eagles.
Colorado carried much of the play in the opening period and out-shot the Killer Bees 15-9. But Andy Franck was superb in net for the home team and the two clubs entered the first intermission scoreless.
The Eagles finally broke through with a pair of goals in the first part of the second period before Andrew Penner took over the period's second half. Steve Haddon picked up his third goal in two games with a power-play marker at 5:51 off a Kevin Ulanski rebound in front.
Then, just under five minutes later, Haddon and Ulanski were sprung on a 2-on-1 break by Jason Beatty and Haddon found the league's leading scorer with a cross-slot pass to make it 2-0 for the Eagles. Penner then took over, stopping several outstanding scoring chances for Rio Grande Valley, on the way to turning away all 22 of their shots in the period -- the third-most saves all-time in a single period for a Colorado goalie.
It didn't take long for momentum to swing in the third period as the 'Bees found the back of the net with their first two shots to even the score. Aaron Lee finally got a puck past Penner just 33 seconds into the frame by converting a 2-on-1 rush. And just over three minutes later, Topher Scott made it 2-all when the puck knuckeballed and bounced over Penner's leg pad. Brett Clouthier got the game-winner when he was able to chip home a loose puck from the doorstep at 11:47.
Colorado finished its five-game road trip with a record of 1-2-2 and will play its next game at home on Friday, Jan. 15 against the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. The 2010 CHL All-Star game will take place on Wednesday in Laredo, Texas.
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