Falcons Crush RoadRunners 6-0

January 13, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


FRESNO, Calif. - Matt Quinn tallied two goals and added an assist, and goaltender Jake Moreland stopped all 24 shots he saw to lead the Fresno Falcons to a 6-0 shutout victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,682 at the Save Mart Center in ECHL action Sunday.

Like they did Friday, Fresno (20-9-4) jumped out to an early lead when Tyler Kindle found an open Matt Stefanishion in front of the net, and Stefanishion tapped the puck by RoadRunners goalie Cody Rudkowsky at 2:57 of the first period for the game's first tally.

The Falcons blew the game open with a three-goal second period. Brady Leisenring opened the scoring at 1:42 of the period on the power play when he was credited with a goal that was kicked into the net by a RoadRunners' skate. On the ensuing face-off, Leisenring set up Igor Gongalsky at the front of the cage, and Gongalsky stuffed the puck through Rudkowsky's pads at 2:11 giving the Falcons a 3-0 lead. Quinn capped off the Fresno scoring attack when he stole Rudkowsky's clearing attempt on a RoadRunners power play, and worked the puck around the Phoenix net-minder and into the cage at 14:07 for a shorthanded goal and a commanding 4-0 advantage.

Quinn added his second goal of the game at 16:47 of the third period, and Kenny Benard scored at 18:39 to complete the scoring for the night.

Fresno out-shot Phoenix (13-18-6) 36-24. Rudkowsky stopped 30 shots but fell to 7-13-3 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-5 on the power play while Fresno was 1-8 with the man-advantage.

Notes: Phoenix was shutout for the fourth time this season...Quinn's first goal was the seventh shorthanded tally allowed by the RoadRunners this season...Moreland improved to 6-1-0 lifetime with three shutouts in seven career starts against Phoenix...The RoadRunners finished the first six games of their season-long 12-game road trip with a 2-3-1 record...Sunday's game marked the official start of the second half of the season for the RoadRunners as they skated in their 37th game of the year.

Phoenix continues its season-long 12-game road trip at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday with the opener of a three-game series with the Utah Grizzlies from the "E"-Center. Catch all the action live at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 6:45 p.m.

The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 when the open a five-game home-stand with the Las Vegas Wranglers.

Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online at ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2007-08 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.



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