Briggs, Reign Shutout RoadRunners 1-0

February 20, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


ONTARIO, Calif. - Kellen Briggs turned aside all 33 shots he saw and Bud Holloway scored the game's only goal in the third period to lift the Ontario Reign to a 1-0 shutout victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 6,374 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in ECHL action Friday.

The RoadRunners (22-24-3) and Reign (29-19-4) played a scoreless first two periods. Phoenix out-shot Ontario 14-9 in the opening frame, but the Reign came back to out-shoot the RoadRunners 9-6 in the middle period. Ontario also wasted a four-minute power play at the midway point of the second period.

Holloway gave the Reign all the scoring on the night they would need just 1:16 into the third period as he took Jon Francisco's face-off win, moved into the slot, and snapped the puck over Kyle Jones' blocker and into the net for a 1-0 advantage. Briggs did the rest stopping 12 RoadRunners shots in the final period.

The RoadRunners out-shot Ontario 33-22. Jones stopped 21 shots but suffered the loss to fall to 3-10-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-4 on the power play while Ontario was 0-5 with the man-advantage.

Notes: The RoadRunners concluded their season-high eight-game road trip with a record of 4-4-0...Phoenix was shutout for only the third time all year...The RoadRunners set a new season low by holding the Reign to 22 shots on goal, eclipsing the previous low of 23 set Monday against Las Vegas...Briggs improved to 5-1-0 lifetime with two shutouts against Phoenix...The RoadRunners have dropped five straight one-goal decisions to the Reign...RoadRunners' forward Mark O'Leary missed a penalty shot at the 16:31 mark of the second period...Forward Ashton Rome was re-assigned to the RoadRunners by San Jose from Worcester prior to the game.

The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Saturday when they welcome the Alaska Aces to kick off a three-game home-stand.

Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online at ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.



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