Coleman, RoadRunners Blank Reign 2-0
November 1, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
ONTARIO, Calif. - Ashton Rome and Rob Dmytruk each tallied goals and Gerald Coleman stopped all 36 shots he saw to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 2-0 shutout win over the Ontario Reign before 4,912 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in ECHL action Saturday.
The RoadRunners (4-2-1) ambushed Ontario with a 23-shot first period, but it wasn't until their 23rd shot that they finally put one behind goalie Jeff Zatkoff. Rome picked up the loose puck in the slot and put a backhand shot over Zatkoff's shoulder and into the net at 19:45 on the power play for a 1-0 lead.
It would stay that way until early in the third period when Dmytruk beat Zatkoff with a long shot from just inside the blue line off the right-wing boards at 3:58 giving the RoadRunners a 2-0 advantage. Coleman did the rest stopping all 22 Ontario (4-3-0) shots in the third period.
Phoenix out-shot Ontario 43-36. Coleman improved to 2-1-0 with the win. The RoadRunners went 1-7 on the power play while Ontario was 0-8 with the man-advantage.
Notes: The 23 shots in the first period marked a RoadRunners' season-high for a single period...Dmytruk scored a goal for a second straight game...Coleman's shutout was his first since Dec. 16, 2007 against Springfield while playing for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center to open a three-game home-stand at 7:05 p.m. Monday as they welcome the defending National Conference Champion Las Vegas Wranglers.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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