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Game Night Match-Up: River Otters vs. Jackals

February 25, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Missouri River Otters News Release


Most Recent Match-Up: Friday, February 24: Elmira 6, Missouri 5 (Shootout)

Konstantin Kalmikov led a late rally for the Elmira Jackals as they sank the Missouri River Otters 6-5 in a shootout Friday night in front of 2,204 fans at the Family Arena.

The River Otters surged to a 1-0 lead on a shorthanded goal. Blake Stewart made a terrific move around a Jackals defenseman, went in on a breakaway, and fanned on the puck, but it slid between the pads of Jackals goaltender Nick Boucher. Elmira came back with consecutive goals to take the lead, with the first on a power-play slap-shot by Trevor Burgess and the second on a breakaway goal by Kevin Cooper.

The second period got off to a fast start when Kalmikov smoked a high wrister above the outstretched glove of Kevin Reiter to make it 3-1. The River Otters came roaring back with three unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead. The first came on a breakaway by Paul Falco, the second on a rebound backhander by Jim Duhart, and the third on a deadly accurate one-timer by Mark Odut.

The score stayed 4-3 until the late moments in the third period when Chris Chaput buried a rebound with three minutes left in the game to tie the score. The Jackals then took a 5-4 lead less than a minute later when Kalmikov fired home the rebound of his own shot for his second goal of the game. Then in dramatic fashion, Duhart tied the game at five with one minute to play in the game with a scintillating wrist shot.

In the shootout, Kalmikov and Jason Sessa scored for the Jackals while only J.P. Beilsten could convert for the River Otters. Boucher made 27 saves in the victory while Reiter made 34 saves in defeat.

Duey on Demand: River Otters forward Jim Duhart has scored points in four straight games, and has scored eight goals and six assists in his most recent ten games. He's registered points in 25 of the 32 games he's played in a River Otters uniform.

Brown Delivers: No one on the River Otters has been better in the assists department of late than defenseman Jeff Brown. The former first-round NHL draft pick is riding the crest of a seven-game assist streak and has dished out 11 assists in his last ten games.

Chew ‘Em Up Chappy: Jackals forward Chris Chaput has scored three goals and four assists in the last five games and leads his squad with 52 points (21g, 31a) on the season.

Otters Next Game: The River Otters travel to the Quad Cities to take on the Mallards Sunday afternoon at the MARK. The puck drops at 1:00 CST, and all the action can be heard on KSLQ 104.5 and the B2 Networks, located at www.riverotters.com.

Otters Team Leaders

Goals: Littlejohn (20)

Assists: Pettersen (25)

Points: Pettersen (42)

Penalty Minutes: MacMillan (176)

Power Play Goals: Stewart (7)

Short Handed Goals: Makway, Stewart (1)

Game Winning Goals: O'Connell, Pettersen, B. Stewart (2)

Plus/Minus: Krueckl (+3)

Wins: Reiter (12)

Goals-Against-Average: Cuthbert (3.55)

Save Percentage: Cuthbert (.892)

Shutouts: Cuthbert (1)



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