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Bullies Edge Chiefs 5-4 In Overtime

March 5, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


tlantic City, NJ – Brian Fahey tallied the game-winning goal at 2:13 of the overtime period and goaltender Trevor Koenig stopped a season-high 45 shots to lead the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies to a 5-4 victory over the Johnstown Chiefs before 2030 at Historic Boardwalk Hall in ECHL action Saturday. The win is the first this season for the Bullies over Johnstown at home.

Atlantic City (31-18-7) opened the scoring at 9:35 of the first period. Dave Reid collected Colin Shields' rebound at the top of the crease and slid the puck past Johnstown goaltender David Cann to give the Bullies a 1-0 lead. Johnstown (19-23-13) would net the equalizer at 18:20 of the period. David Bowman sneaked the puck under Bullies goaltender Trevor Koenig's pad from the left-wing circle off Joe Tallari's rebound to tie the game at 1-1.

Peter Bournazakis reclaimed the lead for the Bullies in the second period with his first of two goals for the game, which set off a string of four goals between the teams in a span of 4:42 seconds. Bournazakis angled his way out from behind the net to the top of the crease and ripped a wrist shot past Cann at 13:32 to give the Bullies a 2-1 edge. The Chiefs wouldn't wait long to come back and tie the game, as Brian Collins re-directed Ian Manzano's point shot past Koenig 1:58 seconds later at 15:30 to knot the score at 2-2. Johnstown took their first lead of the night 1:52 seconds afterwards at 17:22 when Jean Desroschers pushed the puck across the crease to Tallari and Tallari tipped it by Koenig to give the Chiefs a 3-2 edge. Atlantic City countered at 18:14 with a shorthanded goal, when Eric Nelson stripped his man of the puck behind the Johnstown net, and fed a streaking Derek Edwardson at the right-wing circle who ripped a shot through the pads of Cann to tie the game at 3-3 heading into the second intermission.

Johnstown grabbed the lead early in the third period on the power play. Desrochers tipped Bowman's centering feed just under the crossbar at 3:57 to give the Chiefs a 4-3 edge. However, Bournazakis would tally his second of the night when Brian Fahey's centering feed from behind the net deflected off his stick and into the net at 11:15 to tie the game at 4-4 and send it to overtime.

Johnstown out-shot the Bullies 49-37, including 36-19 in the final two periods. The 49 shots allowed by Atlantic City was a season-high. With 45 saves, Koenig improved to 19-10-3 on the season. The Bullies went 0-3 on the power play.

Atlantic City returns to Historic Boardwalk Hall at 7:05PM on Wednesday as they host the Wheeling Nailers. Every Wednesday is a "Wild Wednesday" at Boardwalk Hall presented by Coors Light. All college students, casino workers, military and service industry personnel get in for just $6 with a valid ID. Enjoy great Coors Light all night for just $2! For more information or to order tickets, call (609) 348-PUCK.

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