Express Comeback from Two Goal Deficit for 3-2 Shootout Win
January 29, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Chicago Express News Release
Hoffman Estates, IL - The Chicago Express, proud member of the ECHL and proud affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, erased a two goal first period deficit to comeback for a 3-2 shootout victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones on Sunday afternoon at the Sears Centre Arena.
Cincinnati struck first at 8:26 in the first period when Cyclones C Michael Pelech performed a
SNS Photography toe drag which pulled Express G Peter Mannino out of position. Pelech then backhanded a shot over the blocker of Mannino for the 1-0 lead. Cincinnati added to their lead just over ten minutes later when RW Jonathan Hazen left the penalty box, received a pass from LW Garrett Wilson, and made a nice move through two Express defenders before passing the puck to C Mathew Sisca who buried the puck in the top corner of the net to make the score 2-0.
Chicago chipped into the lead in the second period when F Kyle Ostrow rung a shot off of the post creating a cluster of players trying to play the puck. D Darcy Campbell grabbed the loose puck out of the scrum and backhanded it past Cyclones G Brian Foster to make the score 2-1. The goal was Campbell's third of the season and his 21st point on the campaign. Chicago held a 19-18 shot advantage through two.
RW Chaz Johnson evened the score with 7:18 left to play in the final period. Johnson took a pass from Campbell, raced up the near side wall and snapped a shot past Foster, forcing the game into overtime. After the Express killed a penalty late in the third and into overtime, eventually pushing the game into a shootout. Chicago got shootout goals from F Pierre-Luc Faubert and LW Maxime Gratchev while Mannino turned aside all four Cyclones shots as the Express secured the 3-2 shootout victory.
Power plays: CHI: 1/3; CIN: 0/2
Three stars: 1. P. Faubert (CHI); 2. D. Campbell (CHI); 3. K. Ostrow (CHI)
Notes:
The Express have gone to a shootout three times against Cincinnati this season, winning all three games... Chicago won back-to-back games for the first time since December 7 and 9, both against Kalamazoo... RW Chaz Johnson has scored goals in back-to-back games... F Pierre-Luc Faubert's third period assist extended his point streak to four games. He has 1g-3a in that span... The Express earned their first win on a Sunday home game. They are now 1-2-1 in those games.
The Express hit the road for the next six games, and return home against the Gwinnett Gladiators on Friday, February 17. That game is a dollar Friday, featuring one dollar beers and one dollar hot dogs.
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