Generals Game Night Notes

Published on October 31, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Greensboro Generals News Release


GREENSBORO GENERALS

The Generals fell in overtime to the Richmond Renegades 3-2 last Saturday night at home, earning a point in the standings. Greensboro grabbed an early 1-0 lead with David Whitworth scoring the team's first shorthanded goal of the season. However, the Renegades evened the score late in the first period, then took the lead in the second period. The Generals' Vlad Serov scored his first goal of the year in the final minute of the second period to knot the score at 2-2. The game remained tied until overtime, when Richmond was granted a power play and capitalized for the victory. Daniel Berthiaume saved 25 of 28 shots in net.

PEE DEE PRIDE

The Pride defeated the Florida Everblades 4-3 in a shootout last Saturday on the road. Pee Dee drew first blood in the first period on a Mike Glumac score, then Greg Schmidt upped the lead to 2-0 early in the second period. After Florida got on the board to cut Pee Dee's lead to one, Matt Reid got the Pride back on the board less than a minute later for a 3-1 advantage. The Everblades earned a point, however, by charging back to tie the game, with Brent McDonald scoring in the final minute to force the shootout. The shootout lasted a gut-wrenching ten rounds, with Pee Dee gaining the victory on Daniel Carriere's score.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

¨ 10/31 Placed right wing Jay Murphy on the 7-day injured list..

¨ 10/31 Activated defenseman Roman Marakhovski.

¨ NONE.

NOTES & NUMBERS

¨ Five of the Generals first seven games have been decided by one goal (2-1-2), with three of them going to overtime or shootout.

¨ The Generals have only allowed four third period goals through the first seven games.

¨ The Generals haven't been outshot since opening night, a span of six straight games.

¨ Greensboro and Pee Dee are two of only five teams in the league not to allow a shorthanded goal.

¨ Matt Reid is tied for second in the league with eleven assists and leads the league with a +10 rating.

¨ Tonight's game wraps up a four game road trip for Pee Dee.

¨ Four of the Pride's last five games have been played against Florida. They were 3-1-0 in those games.

¨ Former Generals Jason Robinson and Jason Metcalfe will both suit up against their old team tonight.

ABOUT THE GAME

Tonight is the first of four meetings between the Generals and Pride, with each team playing at home twice. The only other time Pee Dee invades the Coliseum is next Saturday, November 9 at 7:30. The Generals two games in Florence, SC are on back-to-back nights on March 14 and 15. Greensboro has only won once in eleven all time matchups between the two clubs, with David Whitworth providing an overtime goal for the Generals against Pee Dee last December 9. Don't forget fans, you can also tune into all home games in the Coliseum on closed circuit radio (96.5 FM), with Arley Johnson handling the play-by-play.

NEXT HOME GAME: The Generals close out a four game homestand tomorrow night at 7:30 against the Lexington Men O' War. The Generals opened the season with a pair of victories against Lexington on the road. The Generals are also on the road this weekend, visiting their in-state rival Charlotte Checkers Saturday at 7:35 in the first of eight meetings for the Carolina Cup. All games can be heard on WPET 950-AM.

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