Condors Fly By RoadRunners 5-3
March 23, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
Phoenix, Ariz. - Brad Mehalko scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal 9:16 seconds into the third period on the power play to lead the Bakersfield Condors to a 5-3 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,716 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Wednesday.
The RoadRunners (19-43-3) jumped out of the gate quickly to a 2-0 lead. Kevin Ulanski fed Shawn Snider charging up the right-wing, and Snider fired a shot off Bakersfield goaltender Ryan Munce's blocker that trickled into the net at 8:02 of the first to give Phoenix a 1-0 advantage. Justin Quenneville doubled the lead when he tipped Mike Ouellet's cross-ice pass by Munce at 11:57. Mathieu Brunelle got the Condors on the board at 15:44 when he beat RoadRunners goaltender Zach Sikich with a slap shot from the right-wing circle to cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the first intermission.
Bakersfield (34-23-5) tallied the equalizer at 16:05 of the second period to tie the game at 2-2. On a power play, Brunelle ripped a one-time slap shot from the right-wing circle off the glove of Sikich and into the net for the tally. Phoenix regained their one-goal lead less than two minutes later when Jake Riddle collected Adam Kostichka's rebound and slapped it home at 18:04 to give the RoadRunners a 3-2 lead. But the Condors found a way to tie the game when Joel Irving found Dave Bonk alone in front of the net and Bonk slipped the puck around Sikich and into the cage at 18:42 to tie the game once again at 3-3.
Mehalko scored the game-winner off a disputed offensive zone face-off. Josh Liebenow won the draw back to Kevin Kotyluk. Kotyluk slipped a pass into the slot where Mehalko lifted a one-timer by Sikich at 9:16 to give the Condors a 4-3 lead. Mehalko sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 19:02.
Bakersfield out-shot Phoenix 41-22. Sikich stopped 36 shots and fell to 1-3-0 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-5 on the power play while the Condors were 2-6 with the man advantage.
Notes: Riddle enjoyed his first multiple-point game of the season with a goal and an assist...Phoenix has been outscored 53-20 in the month of March.
The RoadRunners travel to San Diego at 8PM MST Saturday to battle the Gulls from the ipayOne Center. Catch all the action live on News-Talk Radio 1100AM and online at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 7:40PM.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11PM Tuesday, April 4 as they welcome the Las Vegas Wranglers in the regular season home finale. It's "Harley Davidson Night" as the RoadRunners will wear special themed Harley Davidson jerseys. These game-worn jerseys will be available for purchase through a live auction to be held immediately after the game at Stoudemire's Downtown restaurant located across the street from US Airways Center on 2nd Street. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information or to order tickets, call (602) 462-GOAL or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Then save the date on Wednesday, April 5 as the RoadRunners host their first annual "Celebrity Waiters" event at Alice Cooper'stown located on Jackson Street behind US Airways Center. RoadRunners players will be all hands on deck as they serve your favorite Cooper'stown meals beginning at 7:30PM! Also, test your poker skills in a celebrity Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament against your favorite RoadRunners. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner and poker tournament will also benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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