CHL Colorado Eagles

Eagles Stretch Winning Streak to Four

Published on October 26, 2010 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


TULSA, Okla. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the Tulsa Oilers, 4-1, extending their four-game winning streak and remaining perfect on the road this season. Riley Nelson led the offense with a goal and an assist, Kyle Jones was strong at the opposite end of the ice, stopping 18 of 19 Oilers shots and the Eagles penalty-killers went a perfect 5-for-5 on the night to propel the team to victory.

In a fairly uneventful first 20 minutes of play, the Eagles and Oilers skated to a scoreless first period, with Colorado killing three Tulsa power plays. Goaltender Kyle Jones was strong in net to help keep the Oilers off the scoreboard, while Colorado edged Tulsa in shots, 7-6.

Colorado out-shot Tulsa 14-7 in the second period and out-scored them by that same 2:1 ratio. Kevin Ulanski got the game's first goal at 5:22 when his shot from the right faceoff dot was deflected past Tyler Sims. Riley Nelson picked up an assist on the play, giving him 600 points in his Eagles career.

The Oilers countered with a goal at 13:10 when Gary Steffes knocked home a loose puck on the doorstep after a play out of the left corner. Then, at 16:29, Scott May took a shot from above the left circle and had the rebound pushed past the Oilers' netminder. It appeared that rookie Matt Glasser touched the puck last as he crashed the crease; if the score gets changed, the tally would be Glasser's first professional goal.

Colorado played a complete final frame, killing consecutive Tulsa power plays in the first half of the period. Jones continued to make stellar saves in net, and at 16:57, Nelson scored an insurance goal from the right hashes to give the Eagles some breathing room.

The tally pushed the Eagles' captain's goal-scoring streak to six games (dating to last season) and kept alive his streak of recording at least two points in every game this season -- the only player in the league who can make such a claim. And with 63 seconds left on the clock, Daymen Rycroft added an empty-net goal (Colorado's third game in a row with one) to account for the final score.

The two teams will travel to Loveland, Colo. for the second half of their extended home-and-home series Friday night.

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