Flames Score Six in Win Over Chops

Published on November 18, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


Quad City unleashed an offensive explosion on Tuesday while earning a 6-2 win over the Iowa Chops. The half dozen goals ties a franchise record for goals in a game. Six different scorers contributed in the effort. Carsen Germyn and Kyle Greentree scored on the power play, and David Van der Gulik scored the first shorthanded goal of the season for Quad City. A trio of skaters (John Armstrong, Peter Vandermeer and Cam Cunning) contributed even strength tallies. Armstrong's marker was the first of his professional career.

The Flames dominated the first period on their way to a 3-0 lead. Carsen Germyn kicked the scoring off with a power-play goal at 1:39 of the opening frame. Germyn accepted a cross-ice feed from Anders Eriksson before whipping a one-timer into the Chops net. Ten minutes later, John Armstrong scored the first goal of his professional career off a goal-mouth scramble. Armstrong's tally came following a shot from the right wing circle by David Van der Gulik. Armstrong picked up the rebound and deposited it past Iowa netminder David LeNeveu to give Quad City a 2-0 edge. The Flames made it a 3-0 game with three seconds left in the period when Van der Gulik streaked down right wing during a Flames penalty kill. The Flames forward went around a Chops defender before breaking in alone on LeNeveu and scoring his fourth goal of the season. The shorthanded tally gave the Flames a three-goal cushion following a period in which they outshot the Chops 14-4.

The Chops scored the middle period's only goal on a penalty shot. Petteri Wirtanen was hooked by Anders Erikksson during a shorthanded breakaway to set up the one-on-one showdown with Leland Irving. The Finnish forward beat the Flames rookie netminder for his second goal of 2008-09, with both tallies coming vs. Quad City.

The Flames completed the win with a trio of goals in the third period. Kyle Greentree scored on the power-play at 1:12 of the third followed by a Peter Vandermeer even strength goal at 5:36. The Chops scored on the power play with 9:43 left in regulation as Drew Miller converted on a chance in front of the net. The tally snapped Quad City's streak of consecutive penalty kills at 29. The Flames capped the victory when Cam Cunning netted his second goal of the season on a one-timer following a feed from Jamie Lundmark. The tally tied a Flames franchise record for team goals in a game as the Flames set the final at 6-2.

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