Chiefs Fall In Shootout
March 19, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Johnstown Chiefs News Release
Johnstown, PA- The Lexington Men O'War's Ben Storey scored in the sixth round of the shootout to give them a 4-3 win over the Johnstown Chiefs, Wednesday night at the War Memorial.
After a scoreless first period, Chiefs forward Sam St. Pierre scored unassisted just 2:39 into the second stanza. Lexington would answer just 0:48 later when Joe Vandermeer scored a power play goal.
Lexington gained the lead 1:00 into the third period when Ryan Fultz tallied. The Chiefs tied the game just 0:42 later when Shaun Sutter would score his first of two goals on the evening. Storey would add a power play goal with 11:02 left in regulation to tie the game 3-3.
Lexington goalie Dan Murphy picked up the win making 18 saves, while Chiefs goaltender Mark Scally made 30 saves.
Lexington improves to 32-28-7 on the season while the Chiefs are now 27-30-10. Lexington now leads the Chiefs by seven points in the Northwest division.
The Chiefs will play their next three games on the road beginning Friday night at Cincinnati (7:05 p.m.). Sunday they are at Toledo (3:00 p.m.). Friday, March 28th, the Chiefs are at Wheeling (7:30 p.m.). The Chiefs close out the regular season with a pair of games. Saturday, March 29th, they host the Wheeling Nailers (7:30 p.m.), and Sunday March 30th, they host the Cincinnati Cyclones (2:30 p.m.). The game is also fan appreciation day. Hundreds of prizes will be given away at random to fans throughout the game. Tickets are still available at the War Memorial box office, or by calling (814) 536-5156 or 1-800-CHF-TIXX. All games are broadcasted on 850 AM WLYE (Johnstown), 990 WVSC (Somerset), and 1400 WBZV (Ebensburg), and on the World Wide Web at www.johnstownchiefs.com. For tickets call (814) 536-5156 or 1 800 CHF-TIXX.
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