Bullies Sneak Out 3-2 Victory Over Royals

April 8, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release

Atlantic City, NJ – Trevor Koenig stopped 27 shots and three different players tallied goals to lead the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies to a 3-2 win over the Reading Royals before 4019 at Historic Boardwalk Hall in ECHL action Friday. The win keeps Atlantic City's chances for home-ice advantage still alive.

Atlantic City (41-22-8) opened the scoring with back-to-back goals 2:48 seconds apart in the first period. Dave Reid beat Reading goaltender Cody Rudkowsky with a slap shot from the right point over Rudkowsky's shoulder at 15:24 of the period to give the Bullies a 1-0 lead. Kelsey Muench extended the lead with a power play goal at 18:12. Muench slipped behind the Reading defense and took a beautiful pass in front of the cage from Ian Walterson before slipping the puck through Rudkowsky's pads for a 2-0 advantage.

Reading's (43-21-7) Preston Mizzi cut the deficit in half with a shorthanded goal at 15:40 of the second period. Mizzi spun around at the right-wing circle and shot the puck of Bullies goaltender Trevor Koenig and into the cage to make it a 2-1 game. But the Bullies would respond when Ryan Reid collected Fraser Clair's rebound at the high slot and beat Rudkowsky with a slap shot along the ice at 19:15 to regain their two-goal advantage at 3-1.

Regan Rome brought the Royals back to within one at 3-2 with a power play goal at 17:11, but they would get no closer.

Reading out-shot Atlantic City 29-28. Koenig stopped 27 shots to improve to 27-13-4 on the season. The Bullies went 1-5 on the power play.

The Bullies travel to Johnstown for the final game of the regular season at 7PM Saturday. Catch all the action live beginning with "Bullies Countdown" at 6:40PM on ESPN Radio 1450AM and the SurferNetwork at www.boardwalkbullies.com.

Atlantic City returns to Historic Boardwalk Hall next week for the opening round of the 2005 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Dates and times have yet to be determined. 14-game playoff packages are currently on sale. For more information or to order tickets, call (609) 348-PUCK.

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