Fury Trounce PrairieThunder
March 20, 2008 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Muskegon Fury erupted for four goals in the third period, including Cassidy Preston's first in his first career game, as the Fury downed the Bloomington Prairie Thunder Thursday, 6-1.
The Fury entered the third with a 2-1 lead. David Segal made it 3-1 firing a backhand past Dolson 5:58 into the period. The goal was Segal's fourth of the season, with an assist from Philippe Plante. Billy Collins made it 4-1 with 9:59 left in the game, off assists from Dan Riedel and Dave VanDrunen. Preston scored his goal 12:14 into the period on a 3-on-1 breakaway, taking a feed from Zalba and putting it in. Segal also assisted on the goal. Zalba capped off the night with his second of the game, his ninth of the season, with assists to Preston and David Herring with 4:17 left to give the Fury the 6-1 lead.
Both teams went scoreless in the first period, despite Bloomington outshooting Muskegon 12-6. The Fury struck first when Adam Bartholomay sent a feed from behind the net to Dan Riedel, who connected for his 23rd of the season 7 minutes and 42 seconds into the first period. Just 19 seconds later, the Prairie Thunder answered when Neil Clark put in a rebound in front of the Muskegon net to make it 1-1. With 1:48 remaining in the second, Sheldon Wing brought the puck down ice for the Fury and fired a shot that was saved by Derek Dolson, but the rebound went right to Bill Zalba. Zalba put in the rebound for his eighth goal of the season, making it 2-1 in favor of Muskegon. Segal also assisted on the goal Segal, who had five points on the season, finished with three in the contest on a goal and two assists. Zalba also had three points for the Fury.
With the win, Muskegon passes Flint for third place in the International Hockey League with 67 points on a record of 31-27-3-2. The Fury and the Prairie Thunder meet again in Bloomington Friday at 8 p.m.
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