Chiefs rivet Titans 5-4 in shootout
January 24, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
Trenton, N.J. (January 24, 2007) - The Johnstown Chiefs rebounded from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Trenton Titans 5-4 in a shootout at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, on Wednesday night.
Trenton got on the board first, when Jim Henkel tipped a shot past Chiefs goaltender Ryan Munce at 11:04 of the first period. The Titans would add a power-play marker from Gregg Johnson at 3:58 of the second period, and then Mike Manley picked up a loose puck behind the Johnstown net and used a wraparound move to beat Munce to the far side.
Andrew Martens got Johnstown on the board at 16:40 of the second, picking up the rebound of Ben Wallace's shot from the point and firing it past Trenton goaltender Joel Martin at 16:40 of the second. Forty-three seconds later, Troy Riddle gave Trenton a 4-1 lead as he fired a wrist shot past Munce. Dmitri Tarabrin scored his fifth of the season to cut the Titans lead to two at 19:18, firing a one-timer past Martin.
Doug Andress drew the Chiefs to within one, scoring with a slapshot from the point after Jean Desrochers won the draw cleanly back to him at 4:04 of the third period. Dmitri Tarabrin scored his second of the game to even the score at four-apiece, breaking in two-on-one with John Adams and burying a wrist shot behind Martin.
P.J. Atherton gave the Chiefs the win in the shootout, beating Martin with a backhander on the Chiefs' ninth shootout attempt. Johnstown was 0-for-5 on the power play. Morgan Cey stopped seven shots in the third period and overtime and 7-of-9 shooters in the shooters in relief of Ryan Munce, earning his tenth win of the season.
The Augusta Lynx will visit the War Memorial on January 27, which will be Froggy95 Family Night! Fans who visit area stores and establishments and pick up specially marked Froggy95 coupons that can be used at the War Memorial box office to purchase one adult ticket for $9.95 and receive a child's ticket for free! Additional children's tickets can be purchases for the low price of $5! On the 27th, fans are also invited to participate in the Toyota Paper Airplane Toss. Every fan in attendance has the opportunity to win a brand new car courtesy of Toyota by tossing a paper airplane into the sunroof of a car located at center ice at the end of the game!Pick up your tickets at the Cambria County War Memorial box office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., or by calling the War Memorial box office at 536-5156 or 1 (800) CHF-TIXX.
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