Boyle Backstops Gulls to #-2 Victory
Published on November 11, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
The Gulls defeated the Colorado Eagles 3-2 to earn a second straight victory tonight at Valley View Casino Center.
Kevin Boyle stopped a season-best 41 shots to earn his third win of the season and second. Boyle recorded back-to-back wins this weekend, posting .930 save percentage (67 saves).
Troy Terry scored the game-winning goal at 12:56 of the third period. His fifth goal of the season extended his club record point streak to start an AHL career to eight straight games (5-6=11). Terry's eight-game point streak is tied for the longest active streak in the AHL with Utica's Reid Boucher (also eight games, 9-3=12 points) and is the longest recorded by a rookie this season. Terry also tied the Gulls rookie record for consecutive games with a point, matching Kalle Kossila's eight-game point streak from Dec. 29, 2016-Jan. 20, 2017 (4-8=12).
Max Comtois scored his first AHL goal on the power play 2:26 into his AHL debut to open the scoring. Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round (50th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois also scored his first career NHL goal in his NHL debut on Oct. 3 at San Jose. His goal 49 seconds into the game was the fastest to start an NHL career since 1989, when Buffalo's Alexander Mogilny scored 20 seconds into the first period on Oct. 5, 1989 vs. Quebec. Comtois was assign by Anaheim to San Diego earlier today on a long-term injury conditioning loan.
Sam Steel earned the primary assist on Jones' goal, his second point of the season. Joseph Blandisi also tallied his third assist of the season on the play.
Max Jones scored his second goal of the season at the 3:01 mark of the third period and added an assist on Terry's goal for his first multi-point game (1-1=2). Jones also had a team and season-high nine shots on goal.
Corey Tropp recorded his team-leading 12th point (2-10=12) and 10th assist. Kalle Kossila tallied two assists for his second multi-point game this season. Kossila has seven points in six games this season (3-4=7).
Tonight's attendance was 10,508. San Diego leads the AHL in attendance this season with an average attendance of 9,291 fans per game. San Diego led the AHL in attendance during the 2018-19 season (9,305).
San Diego will continue the homestand on Friday, Nov. 16 vs. the Bakersfield Condors (7 p.m.). as part of Willie O'Ree Night. The team will honor O'Ree following his induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, Nov. 12.
POSTGAME QUOTES
San Diego Gulls
Troy Terry
On his goal
It started with a good forecheck. I thought that was going for us all night. We were forechecking well. We ended up getting a turnover. [Max Jones] shot it in the slot and it came off the wall to me. It came off really fast so I figured the goalie wasn't set again. I tried to know where the net was and tried to throw it in there as fast as I could. He wasn't set yet and I found the hole.
On his eight-game point streak
When I was up [in Anaheim] I was trying to get points and pushing for it, and I think that's when I started to struggle. I tried to do things on my own and I would get frustrated. I was fortunate to have that good first weekend here, get a clear mind, and not have to worry about points. It's never my concern and it's nice to just go out, do what I can to win hockey games and not have any pressure to produce. That's when I do the best and I typically produce the most.
On the Gulls' young lineup
The young guys are all a really close group. We've been through a lot together of the years and the start of this year. This team is an amazing group of hockey players. Coming from college I was used to a close group and a tight bond of a team and I have that here. It's fun to be a part of and you want to work with your teammates every day. It's fun.
Max Comtois
On his return from injury
I didn't play for two weeks. It was a long time. It was fun getting back in the lineup and getting a game under my legs. I thought it went pretty well and it felt pretty good. It was a good team effort, we gave a couple goals that maybe we shouldn't give, but in the end we fought back. It's a good feeling.
On the team battling adversity
We found a way to battle through it. [Kevin Boyle] made a couple big saves for us and got the pads out there at the end. We got some good blocked shots so it was a good team effort.
Head Coach Dallas Eakins
On back-to-back wins
Those are two hard-fought games. It's always amazing you can go into a weekend and win a couple of games 4-1 or 5-1 each and you feel good, but when they are that hard fought, that close, and you've had so many guys sacrifice, it feels even better. I'm really proud of our group.
On the intensity of the game
That team is very well coached. Their coach [Greg Cronin] is a hard-nosed guy. I know him very, very well and I expected his team to play that way. You get that in these back-to-backs. There's still some blood boiling from the night before and it makes for entertaining hockey.
On the team's balanced scoring
We had a number of players play excellent both games. To see Max Jones have the weekend that he just had after being injured like that is very encouraging. He should be very proud of himself. Troy Terry has come in and played very well. I could keep going down the list. It was just a great weekend for our team and that's how we want to develop our players, in a winning atmosphere. It's very, very important to our program.
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