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Eagles Return Home, Drop Game to 'Dogs

February 12, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
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LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles fell, 4-3, to the Arizona Sundogs in their first game home after a seven-game road trip. Colorado, who was short-benched with just 14 skaters, allowed three Arizona goals on just nine shots in the second period, while the Sundogs' Doug Groenestege stopped 39 of 42 shots overall to backstop the win.

Andrew Penner -- playing in his first game at the Budweiser Events Center since Dec. 27 -- came up with several big saves in the first eight minutes of the game as the Sundogs built a 7:1 advantage in shots.

But Arizona got their eighth shot by him to open the scoring at 8:21 when Kevin Gardner chipped home a Konrad Reeder rebound with a backhander from the left side of the net. The score stayed that way until just 1:46 remained in the opening frame as Riley Nelson fed Ryan Tobler on a 2-on-1 rush to even the score.

The Sundogs made got back on top at 5:48 of the second period when Nick Biondo took a drop-pass from Reeder and snapped a shot top-shelf from high in the left circle. And just 70 seconds later, Andrew Winnik deposited another shot top-shelf form the opposite circle to make it 3-1 for the road team.

Colorado countered midway through the frame with a 4-on-4 goal when Jim Jackson took a Nelson backhand pass and beat Groenestege from the left circle. But Arizona re-took a 2-goal lead about five minutes later when Torren Delforte took advantage of a turnover in the Eagles' zone, skated toward the slot and beat Penner to make it 4-2.

The Eagles tried valiantly to come back in the third -- out-shooting Arizona 15-4 -- but couldn't convert until .9 seconds remained on the clock. Steve Haddon extended his point-streak to a career-best seven games when he was able to pound a loose puck from the left post to Aaron Scheekloth standing in the crease for a tap-in. The goal came with the teams skating five-on-five, although Colorado was officially shorthanded with an extra attacker and Penner on the bench.

The loss dropped Colorado out of a first place tie with Rapid City, the team that comes to town for a matinee game on Sunday (a rare 3:05 p.m. start).

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