Elmira Downs Port Huron For First Road Win
Published on October 21, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Port Huron, MI - The Elmira Jackals earned their first road win of the season, in their first road game, beating the Port Huron Flags 4-2 at McMorran Place Arena Saturday night.
The Flags got on the board midway through the first period with Colt King snapped a wrist-shot over the shoulder of Kris Tebbs at 11:17, a 5-on-3 power play goal assisted by Jeff Cameron and Greg Bullock. Less than two minutes later Port Huron made it 2-0 when Jeremy Tucker scored on a pass from King at 12:46. The Jackals were called for three consecutive minors in the final 5 minutes of the first period, but the Flags were unable to capitalize, despite out-shooting Elmira 18-to-9 in the first period.
The Jackals continued to be plagued by injuries in the second period but they still found a way to turn the tide. Scott Wray scored his first goal of the season at 11:17 of the middle frame when he tipped a Dale Lupul shot past Dustin Traylen. The goal was a power play goal, assisted by Lupul and Scott Drevitch and the Flags lead was cut in half. With eight minutes remaining in the 2nd period, the Jackals were called for four straight minor penalties, including a 4-minute double minor for high sticking called on Derek Miller. But while Port Huron continued to bombard Kris Tebbs and the Jackals goal, the Jackals were able to strike an unexpected blow. With 30 seconds remaining in the period and down a man, defenseman Chris Mann stole a pass in the defensive zone, raced up the ice and fired a wrist shot that hit Traylen's left leg pad and continued into the net at 19:39 for Mann's first goal of the season and Elmira's second short-handed goal of the year.
The Jackals were out-shot 37-19 by the Flags over the first two periods, but the momentum was clearly with the visitors as they opened the third period. Dale Lupul put the Jackals in front for the first time in the game with a 5-on-3 power play goal at 5:38, assisted by Drevitch and Yevgeny Lazarev. After Lupul's goal, the game went penalty free until the 15-minute mark when J.F. Soucy was called for back-to-back minors, setting up a dramatic finish. The Jackals managed to kill off both penalties, even while Port Huron pulled their goaltender for a 6-on-4 man advantage. In the closing seconds, Yevgeny Lazarev fired a loose puck from the blue line into the empty net, his second goal of the year, capping of a gutsy 4-2 win for the Jackals.
Goaltender Kris Tebbs earned his first win as a Jackal, stopping a colossal 45-of-47 shots in goal for the Jackals. Dustin Traylen took the defeat; making 24 saves on 27 shots. Elmira finished 2-for-7 on the power play, while Port Huron was 1-for-13 on the night.
The two teams will play game three Sunday afternoon at 3:30 pm at McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron. The Jackals are back home next Friday, October 27th as they host the Flint Generals for a 7:35 pm face off at First Arena.
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