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Falcons Fall in Utah 5-1

February 16, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


West Valley City, Utah - The Fresno Falcons lost the second game of their three game series at The E Center on Friday night as the Utah Grizzles came away with a 5-1 win.

Utah took a 1-0 lead just 2:06 into the opening period as Luciano Aquino gathered in a rebound at the top of the crease and slid a shot past Falcons' goaltender Ryan MacDonald. The Grizzlies doubled their lead at 16:08 as Bill Kinkel's centering feed from the corner hit off of John Morlang's skate and rolled past MacDonald.

Fresno pulled within one 9:28 into the second period. John Morlang gathered in a loose puck in the left-wing circle of the Utah zone and beat Rob McVicar with a shot off of his backhand for his team-leading 18th goal of the season.

But, Utah regained its two-goal lead, scoring a power-play goal with just two seconds remaining in the second period. Brad Herauf fanned on a shot at the top of the crease, but the puck rolled to the hash marks, and Aquino was able to stuff a shot past MacDonald for his second goal of the night.

The Grizzles extended their lead to 4-1 2:09 into the final period. Danny Stewart took a pass from Joel Irving at the hash marks, and beat MacDonald over the left shoulder for his 10th goal of the season.

Aquino capped his hat trick at 12:05 of the third period, taking a cross-crease pass from Irving, and flipping a shot past MacDonald from the near post.

Fresno out-shot Utah 40-30, as McVicar finished the night with 39 saves to record his 17th win of the season.

The Falcons were scoreless on eight power-play opportunities in the game, and are now just 1-for-46 on the man advantage in their last seven road games.

The final game of the three-game series in Utah is Saturday night, with face-off set for 6:05 p.m. PT. Catch all of the action on 1550 and 96.1 Sporting News Radio starting with the Port of Subs Pre-Game Show at 5:50.

The Falcons return home on Monday, February 19, hosting the Bakersfield Condors in a President's Day matinee at 1:00 p.m. Silver seats are only $7 and gold seats are just $8.50. Following the game, join the Falcons for a post-game celebration at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. The Falcons players will be taking the bus to Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino after the President's Day game for dinner and some gaming. The bus ride is free for season ticket holders and $25 for non season ticket holders (Includes a buffet dinner, must be 21 to participate). Call the Falcons at (559) 485-PUCK for more details.

Tickets for all Falcons home games can be purchased at the Save Mart Center Box Office, by phone at (559) 485-8497, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, or at any TicketMaster outlet. All Falcons' games air on 1550 and 96.1 Sporting News Radio starting with the Port of Subs Pre-Game Show 15 minutes prior to face off.



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