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Eagles Gain Ground With 4-2 Win

March 6, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Wichita Thunder, 4-2, and gained ground on the Rapid City Rush (who lost to Texas) in the Northern Conference. Scott Campbell was strong in net for Wichita, stopping 41 of 44 shots, but Riley Nelson scored the game's opening marker and the game-winner to power the Eagles to two points.

Colorado held a 13-9 edge in shots after the first period and controlled even more of the action than that stat would indicate. However, they were only able to get one puck past Campbell, when the Eagles' captain sent a power-play blast top shelf from high between the circles at 17:57.

The second period played out similarly, as Colorado held a 13-6 advantage in shots. However, each team scored one goal to send the Eagles into the second intermission up 2-1. Kevin Ulanski added to his league-leading point total at 7:36 to put the home team up 2-0, when Ryan Tobler forced a turnover along the right midboards and found him skating through the low slot.

But Wichita countered just over five minutes later after a turnover in Colorado's zone allowed Tomas Klempa to send a pass from the right corner to Jason Reese in the low slot. Reese then sent the puck inside the far post, beating Andrew Penner stick-side.

The Thunder tied the game again 5:12 into the final period when Joel Hanson put home a secondary rebound, with a backhander from the right side of the slot as he spun away from the net. But at 12:36, Nelson netted the game-winner with his second score of the night as he took a shot from below the goal line that made its way past Campbell.

Ed McGrane added to his team-leading goal total with his 33rd of the season by launching the puck 180 feet into an empty net with 1.4 seconds remaining in the game to account for the final score. The two teams will meet again Sunday in the second of back-to-back games and second of three in a row against each other.

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