Falcons Double Up RoadRunners 4-2
Published on January 29, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
FRESNO, Calif. - Peder Skinner tallied a pair of goals and extended his points' streak to a career-best and a team-high six games, but it was not enough as the Fresno Falcons defeated the Phoenix RoadRunners 4-2 before 3,084 at the Save Mart Center in ECHL action Tuesday.
Fresno (24-11-5) opened the scoring 5:37 into the hockey game when Matt Quinn broke free into the slot and snapped a wrist shot over the left shoulder of RoadRunners' goalie Cody Rudkowsky for a 1-0 lead.
A wild second period saw four goals scored in a span of 4:31 seconds. Matt Stefanishion gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead at 2:48 of the period when he shot the puck along the end-line from the right-wing corner, and it deflected off a skate and trickled into the net behind Rudkowsky. Tyler Kindle made it 3-0 at 6:03 when he beat Rudkowsky on a two-on-one rush with a slap shot from the right-wing circle. The RoadRunners (15-22-6) finally broke through Falcons' goalie Jake Moreland as Peder Skinner beat the net-minder with a one-time slap shot from the high slot set up by Gino Guyer at 7:11 to cut the deficit to 3-1. But off the ensuing face-off, Luke Curtin fired the puck through Rudkowsky's pads from the left-wing circle eight seconds later at 7:19 giving Fresno their three-goal lead back at 4-1 and ending Rudkowsky's night.
Skinner added his second of the game at 17:13 of the third period to complete the scoring.
Fresno out-shot Phoenix 31-30. Rudkowsky stopped 13 shots earning the decision as he fell to 8-15-3 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-4 on the power play while Fresno was 0-6 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Phoenix wrapped up their season-long 12-game road trip with a record of 4-7-1...Fresno has won six straight home games and outscored their opponents 31-10 over that time...Skinner has seven goals in his last six games...RoadRunners' forward Nathan Gillies did not dress. Gillies suffered an unspecified injury in Saturday's game against Stockton...The Falcons outscored the RoadRunners 6-1 this season in the first period and has outscored their opponents 46-25 in the opening twenty minutes.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Wednesday 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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