Colorado Eagles Fall Short to the Las Vegas
Published on November 21, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release
LOVELAND, Colo. - A late rally by the Colorado Eagles (7-3-2) came up short, as the Las Vegas Wranglers (5-9-0) held on for a 5-3 win at the Budweiser Events Center on Wednesday night.
Wranglers forward Adam Hughesman found the back of the net from the top of the circle off of the face-off to get Las Vegas on the board less than one minute into the first period. Despite the Eagles outshooting the Wranglers 12-7 in the first period, Las Vegas was able to head to the locker room with a 2-0 lead after forward Cody Purves sank another puck into the net with less than a minute left in the period.
Defenseman Jeff May was the third Wrangler to put a puck past Eagles goaltender Adam Brown with a shot from the point to give Las Vegas a 3-0 advantage only 3:08 into the second. Colorado forward Luke Fulghum created a breakaway off a turnover and beat Las Vegas goaltender Mitch O'Keefe upstairs 6:29 into the stanza to minimize the Las Vegas lead, 3-1. However, Wranglers forward Carlo Finucci took advantage of a Las Vegas power play later in the period and pumped the Wranglers lead to 4-1.
With just over seven minutes left in the contest, Hughesman scored his second goal of the night to up the Wranglers lead, 5-1. However, less than two minutes later, Colorado forward Alex Hudson made a strong move down the left wing, beating Las Vegas' O'Keefe down low to close the gap to 5-2. Eagles forward Kyle Ostrow would then shave the Wranglers lead down to 5-3 with a power-play goal with two minutes left in the game. The Eagles then pulled Brown in favor of the extra attacker, but were unable to convert, eventually falling by a count of 5-3
The same two teams will meet-up again on Friday and Saturday night at the Budweiser Events Center, with both games starting at 7:05pm.
The votes are in! The winning Meadow Gold Cowbell color is Scientific Green! The winning cowbell will be produced and given away on Friday, November 22nd when the Eagles take on the Las Vegas Wranglers at the Budweiser Events Center! One lucky child who submitted a winning vote will be chosen to receive 6 tickets to the November 22nd game and one of this year's game-worn military-themed jerseys courtesy of Meadow Gold Dairy!
ECHL Stories from November 21, 2013
- Shorthanded Goal Lifts Solar Bears to 2-1 Victory - Orlando Solar Bears
- Button Called up by AHL's Stars - Idaho Steelheads
- Blades Drop Defensive Struggle 2-1 - Florida Everblades
- Toledo Walleye Winterfest Jerseys Unveiled - Toledo Walleye
- Reign Roster Moves Continue with Ryan Little Signing - Ontario Reign
- Gameday: Everblades at Solar Bears, November 21, 2013 - Florida Everblades
- ECHL Transactions - November 21 - ECHL
- Rutkowski Assigned to Jackals by Ottawa - Elmira Jackals
- Hockey Hall of Fame Display Makes First Ever Trip to Anchorage - Alaska Aces
- Sutton Special Risk to Present Hockey Hall of Fame Display - ECHL
- Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Florida Everblades - November 21 - Orlando Solar Bears
- Community Food & Outreach Center Partners with the Orlando Solar Bears - Orlando Solar Bears
- Aubry and Jensen Now Members of the Walleye; Lepine Traded - Toledo Walleye
- First Arena to Host Wine on Ice January 31 & February 1 - Elmira Jackals
- Gladiators Make Several Moves on a Busy Thursday - Atlanta Gladiators
- The Solar Bears Are Protein Perfected - Orlando Solar Bears
- ECHL Today - November 21 - ECHL
- Thunder Steamroll Bulls 5-1 - Stockton Thunder
- Madore, Cyclones School IceMen in Shootout, 2-1 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- SF Bulls Lose in Stockton to Even Season Series - San Francisco Bulls
- Idaho Powers Past Utah, 2-1 - Idaho Steelheads
- Idaho Adds 5-On-3 Power-Play Goal Late to Edge Utah - Utah Grizzlies
- Colorado Eagles Fall Short to the Las Vegas - Colorado Eagles
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
