Bucks Cursed By Bad Breaks In 6-4 Loss
February 21, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
AMARILLO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League fell to the Amarillo Gorillas 6-4 Saturday night at the Amarillo Civic Center. The Bucks dropped their second straight game on their road trip, as they fall to 28-18-4 (60pts).
All-Star Rookie Darryl Smith scored two goals in the loss to lead the Bucks. Smith now has 30-goals on the season.
With the game tied at 2-2 entering the third period the Gorillas tallied four times, including two empty net markers to steal the win.
Laredo would take a 3-2 lead when Smith scored shorthanded, as he picked up a loose puck in the Gorillas end and shot it past an out of position A.J Bucchino. The goal was Smith's second of the night, and 30th of the season.
Then came the controversey.
The Gorillas scored two questionable power-play goals within 33 seconds of each other to take a 4-3 lead over the Bucks.
Travis Lisbeth knocked home a five-on-three power-play goal to tie the game at 3-3. It appeared that Sebastien Centomo was interfered with on Lisbeth's shot attempt, but the goal stood.
Then 33 seconds later Jake Morrisette scored a rebound goal past Centomo on a power-play, when it appeared that Centomo was interfered with again by the Gorillas.Both goals stood, and Amarillo had the lead.
Joe Gunther scored an empty-net goal with one minute left to give Amarillo a 5-3 lead.
Matt Miller then slammed home a shot from the left circle with 39 seconds left to cut the Gorillas lead to 5-4. The goal was Miller's 10th of the season.
John Orneleas sealed the win for Amarillo with an empty net goal with 14 seconds left.
The Bucks were outshot 36-27.
Centomo stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Bucks.
The Bucks jumped out in front of the Gorillas 4:42 into the first period, when Darryl Smith took a pass from Alex Goupil on a two-on-one break and sent a backhander from the slot past A.J Bucchino. The goal was Smith's team-leading 29 of the year, with Goupil (27) and Serge Dube (28) picking up assists.
Laredo scored first for just the eighth time in their last 25 games.
The Bucks were outshot in the first period 9-7.
The Gorillas (15-31-3) scored two straight goals in the second period to take a 2-1 lead.
Joe Gunther scored his team-leading 21st of the season to tie the game at 1-1 just 5:43 into the second. Gunther picked up a loose puck in the Bucks end and whipped a wrist shot into the net.
Amarillo would take a 2-1 lead when Stuart MacRae hammered in a pass at the right side of the crease. MacRae took a feed from Gunther.
Laredo would tie the game at 2-2 with 1:48 left in the second period, when Igor Agarunov banged in a shot from the slot off of a laser pass from Jason Dixon, who was behind the Gorillas net. The goal was Agarunov's 11th of the season, with Dixon (24) and Josh Bonar (2) picking up assists.
The Gorillas had a power-play goal waved off with 1:36 seconds left in the second period. The offical determined that the net was off the moorings before the puck went in.
That kept the score 2-2 after two periods.
Amarillo outshot Laredo in the second period 15-8.
Bucchino picked up the win as he stopped 23 of 27 Laredo shots.
The Bucks will close out their road trip Sunday afternoon with a rematch with the Gorillas. Game time is 4:05pm.
Laredo will return home for the final Big Buck Thirsty Thursday of the season on February 26th when they host Arizona at the LEC, where beer will be $2 all game long.
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