Chiefs' offense roars in victory over Royals

October 25, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Johnstown Chiefs News Release


Reading, Pa. - Johnstown had its best offensive output of the season, so far, and defeated the Reading Royals 6-4 on Saturday night.

The Chiefs offense didn't show any signs of a hangover from last night's shutout loss to Dayton as they struck at 7:24 of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Randy Rowe showcased his usual tenacious play with the puck down low in the offensive zone, and as he shielded the puck from the Reading defense, hit Petr Pohl on the left wing. Pohl spotted Chris Mueller alone in front of the net, hit him with a pass, and Mueller slid it underneath Reading starter James Reimer. The goal was Mueller's team-leading third of the season. Sebastian Dahm made eight saves in the first period in his first game as a Chief.

Reading tied the game briefly in the second period when Tyler Doig put one past Dahm with the Royals on the power play just 24 seconds into the middle period. Johnstown had been 0-for-16 on power play chances of its own going back to last night against Dayton, but Ray Macias put an end to that. His laser one-time shot from the left wing at 3:40 put the Chiefs back up 2-1. Pohl earned his second assist of the game on the play and Greg Gallagher assisted as well.

Special teams continued to be huge for Johnstown in the second. Mark McCutcheon, who led the team with two power play goals coming into the game scored on a shorthanded rush for his third of the year at 10:58. Andrew Sarauer assisted on the goal for his first pro point. Jon Landry, assisted by Pohl, added a power play goal at 12:11 of the second, and then Pohl scored his first goal of the year on the power play at 19:02 to put the Chiefs up 5-1 after 40 minutes.

The Chiefs were fortunate to have built their four-goal lead in the second because Reading stormed back with goals in the third by Kirk McDonald (7:41), Steve Ward (11:43, PP), and Jeff Corey (19:27). Corey's goal came with goaltender Danny Taylor, who replaced Reimer, for the extra attacker. Randy Rowe closed out the scoring with an empty-net goal with a half second remaining on the clock.

Sebastian Dahm made 19 saves in picking up his first professional win, and the Chiefs power play provided a lot of help by going 3-for-9 on the night.

Mark your calendars, the Chiefs return to home ice on Friday, November 7! Johnstown will be hosting Reading with a 7:05 PM faceoff on its Presidential Night. Anyone attending the game who shares a first or last name with the current, or a past, president will get a discounted ticket at the box office! Great seats are still available and you can get yours today by calling 814-539-1799 or 1-800-SLAPSHOT.



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