Danny Stewart's three-point night leads way for Trashers

Published on March 31, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


DANBURY, CT--Danny Stewart scored a shorthanded goal and added a pair of assists, while David Beauregard added three assists as the Trashers erupted to a 5-0 lead then sat back as Danbury defeated Elmira 5-0 on Friday night at a sold-out Danbury Ice Arena. The Trashers have now won seven straight games.

The Trashers needed just 2:49 to open the scoring as David Hymovitz backhanded a shot past Elmira netminder Matt Meacham to give Danbuy a 1-0 lead. JM Daoust went end to end and netted his 27th of the season at the 8:54 mark, while Stewart's shorthanded goal was tallied at the 15:30 mark to give the Trashers a 3-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Troy Smith scored the only goal of the second period just 1:23 in, while the Trashers added their 5th at the 7:55 mark of the third period as Dave MacIsaac netted his 15th of the season.

Elmira scored a pair of power play goals, as Brett Angel and Chris Chaput scored at 12:14 and 13:11. Angel's goal was scored with the Jackals on a 2-man advantage.

Jayme Platt earned his 13th win of the season with a 22 save effort, while Meacham stopped only 24 of 29 in a losing cause.

The 1st place Trashers travel to Adirondack on Saturday night for a 7:30pm showdown against the Frostbite, who are 10-points behind Danbury for the UHL East lead.

Danbury returns home on Sunday April 2nd against the Adirondack Frostbite starting at 5:30pm. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Trashers Card Set courtesy of Hissong & Weyant Tree Experts. Tickets are available at DanburyTrashers.com or by calling 866-565-PUCK. For more information on the promotion, visit DanburyTrashers.com. All games are available on 940 AM ESPN Radio and DanburyTrashers.com with the "Voice of the Trashers" Phil Giubileo on the play-by-play, and can be purchased for $6.00 for live streaming video courtesy of B2 Networks.

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