Falcons Top RoadRunners 4-3 In A Shootout
March 31, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
Fresno, Calif. - J-F Plourde broke a 1-1 tie in the third round of the shootout to lift the Fresno Falcons to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 4,473 at the Save Mart Center in ECHL action Friday.
The RoadRunners (19-44-5) stormed out of the gate with a pair of power play goals 46 seconds apart. Jake Riddle drove Brad Woods' rebound from the slot behind Fresno goaltender Brett Jaeger at 10:09 of the first period on a two-man advantage power play to give Phoenix a 1-0 lead. Dean Tiltgen made it a 2-0 game at 10:55 beating Jaeger over the shoulder with a shot from the right-wing circle. Derek Krestanovich got the Falcons (41-13-13) on the scoreboard before the close of the opening frame. Shawn Mather found Krestanovich open in the slot, and Krestanovich ripped a wrist shot over Ryan Cyr's glove at 16:08 to cut the RoadRunners lead in half 2-1.
Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu tallied the equalizer for Fresno at 13:48 of the second. Mather found Beaulieu in the high slot, and Beaulieu fired a rising slap shot over the glove of Cyr and into the cage to tie the game at 2-2.
Dustin VanBallegooie gave the Falcons their first lead of the game at 10:15 of the third period as he collected Vince Macri's rebound inside the left-wing circle and slipped the puck behind Cyr for a 3-2 lead. But Tiltgen gave the RoadRunners life as he found a seam through the Fresno defense and split the pads of Jaeger with a shot along the ice at 12:24 to tie the game at 3-3 and send the contest to overtime.
Following a scoreless overtime, Fraser Clair and Plourde scored in the shootout for the Falcons while Kevin Ulanski potted the RoadRunners lone shootout goal.
Fresno out-shot Phoenix 41-26. Cyr stopped 38 shots but fell to 0-11-2 on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-5 on the power play and held Fresno without a goal on the man advantage.
Notes: At 46 seconds apart, the RoadRunners scored their fastest two goals in ECHL club history...Phoenix matched a season-high by scoring the opening goal for a fourth straight game...Forward Patrick Levesque was held out of the line-up due to immigration issues dating back to his time in San Diego...The RoadRunners fell to 2-4 in shootouts this year.
The RoadRunners travel to Bakersfield at 8:05PM MST Saturday to battle the Condors from Rabobank Arena. Catch all the action live on News-Talk Radio 1100AM and online at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 7:45PM.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11PM Tuesday, April 4 as they welcome the Las Vegas Wranglers in the regular season home finale. It's "Harley Davidson Night" as the RoadRunners will wear special themed Harley Davidson jerseys. These game-worn jerseys will be available for purchase through a live auction to be held immediately after the game at Stoudemire's Downtown restaurant located across the street from US Airways Center on 2nd Street. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information or to order tickets, call (602) 462-GOAL or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Then save the date on Wednesday, April 5 as the RoadRunners host their first annual "Celebrity Waiters and Casino Night" event at Alice Cooper'stown located on Jackson Street behind US Airways Center. RoadRunners players will be all hands on deck as they serve your favorite Cooper'stown meals beginning at 7:30PM! Also, test your poker skills in a celebrity Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament against your favorite RoadRunners. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner and poker tournament will also benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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